Use of vitamin k for weight maintenance and weight control
AssigneeVitak BV
InventorCees Vermeer
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Abstract
Vitamin K is effective in counteracting (1) increase of body weight and body mass index (BMI), (2) accumulation of body fat mass and (3) accelerates weight loss during calory restriction or other life style interventions aiming weight reduction. A pharmaceutical composition or nutritional formulation comprising vitamin K is provided which can be used to combat overweight or obesity, either as a single, dedicated product or in combination with other slimming products or life style changes.
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A method for treatment or prevention of weight gain in subjects in need of such treatment, the method comprising administering to a subject an effective amount of a pharmaceutical or nutritional formulation comprising vitamin K to increase the vitamin K status in a subject, with the proviso that said pharmaceutical or nutritional formulation does not contain an essential fatty acid (EFA).
A method for treatment or prevention of weight gain in an overweight subject in need of such treatment, the method comprising administering to the subject a pharmaceutical or nutritional formulation for treatment or prevention of being overweight in subjects with a tendency to increase body weight, said pharmaceutical or nutritional formulation consisting of vitamin K as the active ingredient in an oral daily dosage form of between 1 μg and 5000 μg, or between 10 μg and 2000 μg, or between 50 μg and 1000 μg, or between 100 μg and 500 μg.
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