Biomarkers for predicting degree of weight loss
AssigneeSociete des Produits Nestle S.A.
InventorsArmand Valesia, Jorg Hager, Jerome Carayol
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for predicting the degree of weight loss attainable by applying one or more dietary interventions to a subject and/or the degree of maintenance of weight loss following one or more dietary interventions; which method comprises determining the level of microRNA-486 (miR-486) in one or more samples obtained from the subject; and/or determining the nucleotide of the subject at one or more polymorphic positions genetically linked to miR-486.
Claims3
A method for weight loss in a human, the method comprising:
- (a) determining a presence of Guanine (G) at position 26 of SEQ ID NO:
- 3 (rs545936) of the human;
- and
- (b) administering a dietary intervention to the human having a G at position 26 of SEQ ID NO:
- 3 (rs545936), wherein the dietary intervention comprises a low calorie diet comprising a calorie intake of 600-1200 kcal/day for a duration of 4 weeks to 16 weeks.
A method for improvement in glycemic control in a human, the method comprising:
- (a) determining a presence of Guanine (G) at position 26 of SEQ ID NO:
- 3 (rs545936) of the human;
- and
- (b) administering a dietary intervention to the human having a G at position 26 of SEQ ID NO:
- 3 (rs545936), wherein the dietary intervention comprises a low calorie diet comprising a calorie intake of 600-1200 kcal/day for a duration of 4 weeks to 16 weeks.
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