Compositions and methods for treatment of body weight conditions
AssigneeUniversity of Tennessee Research Foundation
InventorsMichael Zemel, Loren Ward, Eric Bastian, Starla Paulsen
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Abstract
A nutritional supplement composition having therapeutically effective amounts of milk minerals including calcium, a protein source including kappa-casein fragment 106-169, and enzyme-inhibiting peptides is provided for the treatment of body weight conditions. The nutritional supplement composition is administered in amounts effective for limiting weight gain and/or enhancing weight loss, as well as promoting overall good health, in the treatment of body weight conditions, including overweight and obesity.
Claims18
A method comprising administering to an individual regulating body weight a calcium-containing whey product in an amount effective to induce weight and/or fat loss, prevent weight and/or fat gain, and/or increase the metabolic consumption of adipose tissue in the individual.
The method of claim 6, wherein the dairy product is milk, yogurt or cheese.
A method of treating body weight conditions comprising administering to an individual a therapeutically effective amount of a nutritional composition having two or more weight control components selected from the group consisting of whey-derived mineral fraction, whey-derived protein isolate, and whey-derived enzyme-inhibiting peptide fraction.
A weight management composition comprising therapeutically effective amounts of two or more weight control components selected from the group consisting of whey-derived mineral fraction, whey-derived protein isolate and whey-derived enzyme-inhibiting peptide fraction, in a package labeled with information about the weight control effects of the components.
A method comprising administering to an individual regulating body weight a nutritional composition containing a calcium-containing whey product comprising kappa-casein fragment 106-109 in an amount effective for enhancing satiety after consumption of food and for decreasing adiposity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.