Food compositions for reducing insulin resistance
AssigneeUnilever Patent Holdings B.V.
InventorsJohn Anthony Bosley, Anna Louise Brown, Julia Sarah Rogers
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Abstract
The present invention relates to molecules derived from guggulipid extract which are capable of reducing insulin resistance in humans. The invention further relates food compositions and medicaments comprising such molecules which can be used to treat and/or prevent insulin resistance and the symptoms thereof.
Claims20
A food composition for the treatment and/or prevention of insulin resistance in humans comprising an effective amount of a compound according to the formula;
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- wherein,
- R1 is selected from the group consisting of COOH, CH2OH including salts and/or esters thereof and CH3;
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- R2 is selected from the group consisting of OH, O and esters thereof;
- wherein said compound is contained within a continuous or discontinuous fat phase.
A food composition according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said food composition is selected from the group comprising edible spreads, mayonnaise, dressing, ice cream, dairy and non-dairy creams, confections, bakery products, soups, beverages, jam, cakes, chocolate, dietary supplements, sauces and speciality foods for type-2 diabetics.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.