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AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsStephanie Michlig Gonzalez, Jenny Meylan Merlini, Susana Camacho, Johannes Le Coutre
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Compositions comprise an amount of cinnamaldehyde that is orally tolerable, thus avoiding an unpleasant mouth feeling, and also tolerable in the gastrointestinal tract. The amount of cinnamaldehyde is supplemented by zinc, and the combination is effective to increase at least one of energy expenditure, sympathetic nervous system activity, or fat oxidation, relative to a composition lacking cinnamaldehyde and zinc but otherwise identical. The composition comprising the combination of cinnamaldehyde and zinc can be used in a method to support weight managementor promote weight loss, a method for preventing obesity or overweight, and a method for treating obesity or overweight. In an embodiment, the composition comprising cinnamaldehydeis administered to a human. The composition comprising cinnamaldehyde may be a medicament, a food product or a supplement. The composition can improve one or more of insulin sensitivity, glucose tolerance, cognitive performance, cognition, mood or memory.
A method for improving a characteristic selected from the group consisting of insulin resistance, glucose tolerance, cognitive performance, cognition, mood, and memory, the method comprising administering to an individual in need thereof a composition comprising cinnamaldehyde and a compound comprising zinc, the compound is selected from the group consisting of zinc chloride, zinc sulfate, zinc lactate, zinc citrate, and mixtures thereof, and the composition is a food product in which the cinnamaldehyde:zinc ratio is 1:0.5 to 1:0.005 and the cinnamaldehyde is present at a flavoring concentration from 31.87 ppm to 100 ppm.
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