Composition and use of macro-minerals to lower postprandial glycemic response and reduce body weight
AssigneeAmerican University of Beirut
InventorsOmar Obeid, Imad Toufeili, Ammar Olabi, Sani Hlais
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Abstract
Composition and use of macro-minerals to lower postprandial glycemic response and reduce body weight are disclosed herein.
Claims10
A method of preventing weight gain and reducing waist circumference of a subject comprising delivering to the subject a composition comprised of at least between about 300 mg to about 500 mg of phosphorous in the form of a supplement or a food product;
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- the subject ingesting a meal comprising carbohydrate including a refined carbohydrate, an active concentration of potassium (K) at between 5.90 to 12.20 g/kg of the mass of the refined carbohydrate, and active concentration of magnesium (Mg) at between 1.60 to 2.70 g/kg of the mass of the refined carbohydrate;
- and an active concentration of phosphorous (P) in the refined carbohydrate;
- wherein the carbohydrate in the meal provides for about 300 to about 500 Kcal of the meal;
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- wherein the ingesting of the meal is about 30 to about 90 minutes after the delivering of the composition.
A method of reducing glycemic index of food provided to a subject comprising providing to the subject a macro mineral mixture comprising a ratio of phosphorous:potassium:magnesium of 1:1:0.3 by weight, wherein the macro mineral mixture is in the form of a supplement or food product;
- and the subject ingesting the macro mineral mixture and a food item comprising a refined carbohydrate, wherein the macro mineral mixture is at a ratio of about 10 mg of the mixture per gram of refined carbohydrate, which reduces the glycemic index of the refined carbohydrate by about 30%.
A method of increasing postprandial energy expenditure in a subject comprising providing to the subject a macro mineral mixture comprising a ratio of phosphorous:potassium:magnesium of 1:1:0.3 by weight, wherein the macro mineral mixture is in the form of a supplement or food product;
- and the subject ingesting the macro mineral mixture and a refined carbohydrate food item, wherein the macro mineral mixture is at a ratio of about 10 mg of the mixture per gram of refined carbohydrate, which increases the postprandial energy expenditure of the refined carbohydrate food item.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.