US 5,260,219 AGranted

Method of determining nitrogen balance and fat loss for persons involved in diet and/or physical training program

OwnerRobert Fritzinventor

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Abstract

A test kit for determining the relative level of nitrogen of a user who is involved in a health program where diet and exercise are monitored and adjusted for optimizing physical development, the system includes a plastic stick having a first reagent zone on which is included a reactant such as urease, and a pH indicator such as bromthymol blue, and a second reagent zone on which is included a reactant indicator such as sodium nitroprusside used in conjunction with color chart blocks representing a range of urea nitrogen and ketone concentrations, wherein the user's urine nitrogen and ketone content can be determined by comparing the altered color of the reagent zone of an exposed test strip to the color chart blocks and compared with a personal baseline level, developed from a number of tests under controlled conditions, for determining the present protein nitrogen turnover and approximate balance, and the body fat metabolism.

Claims5

Dependent claims

A personal method of determining qualitative nitrogen balance and fat loss for use in a training or dietary program of a trainee comprising the steps of:

(1) testing the urine of the trainee with a personal test kit with a non-invasive indicator means having a reactant for detecting and indicating the level of nitrogen in the tested urine,
(2) repeating the testing at spaced intervals in accordance with a predefined, repetitive procedure during a pretraining or moderated training program,
(3) averaging the resulting urine nitrogen levels from the repetitive testing step and establishing a personal nitrogen baseline for the trainee,
(4) testing the urine of the trainee periodically during a health regimen to determine the nitrogen level in the trainee's urine after each test,
(5) comparing the nitrogen level of the trainee during the health regimen to the baseline,
(6) determining the relative nitrogen balance from the degree variation of the tested level during the health regimen from the established, personal baseline,
(7) testing the urine of the trainee with a personal test kit with a non-invasive indicator means having a reactant for detecting and indicating the level of ketones in the tested urine,
(8) repeating the testing at spaced intervals in accordance with a predefined repetitive procedure during a prediet program,
(9) averaging the resulting urine ketone levels from the repetitive testing and establishing a personal ketone baseline for the trainee,
(10) testing the urine of the trainee periodically during the health regimen to determine the ketone level in the trainee's urine after each test,
(11) determining the effectiveness of the program for fat loss by comparing the ketone level during the health regimen with the baseline.

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Facts

Application: 07/751,157Filed 28 Aug 1991 · continuation in part
Priority: 11 Dec 1990
Granted: 9 Nov 1993
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification14 codes

A61B 5/00
Measuring for diagnostic purposes
G01N 33/62
Chemical analysis of biological material, e.g. blood, urine; Testing involving biospecific ligand binding methods; Immunological testing:…
Y10S 436/805
Chemistry: analytical and immunological testing: optical property
Y10S 436/81
Apparatus included in process claim, e.g. physical support structures: tube, bottle, or dipstick