Method of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) stabilization
AssigneeMars, Incorporated
InventorsJanet Alexander, Penelope Morris, Adrian Hewson-Hughes
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Abstract
A method is provided, comprising feeding a cat a foodstuff comprising a protein to fat ratio of 1:0.27 to 1:0.63 on a gram:gram as fed or dry matter basis, and measuring the level of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) in a blood sample from the cat before and after feeding the foodstuff. A reduction in GIP levels and/or maintaining low levels of GIP post-prandially is indicative of a foodstuff useful in preventing accumulation of and/or reducing body fat in a cat and therefore controlling the body weight of a cat.
Claims3
A method of stabilizing the glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) level of a cat, comprising:
- (a) preparing a GIP-stabilizing foodstuff comprising each of amino acids aspartic acid, serine, glutamic acid, glycine, alanine, and proline, and each of fatty acids myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, palmitoleic acid, oleic acid, and linolenic acid in a ratio of 1:0.45 amino acid:fatty acid, the foodstuff further comprising a protein to fat ratio of about 1:0.37 on a gram:gram as fed or dry matter basis;
- (b) feeding a cat solely the foodstuff for at least 14 days;
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- (c) measuring the level of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) in a blood sample from the cat before and after feeding the foodstuff;
- wherein the concentration of GIP after feeding the foodstuff in the blood sample is stabilized between 0 and 50 pg/ml.
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