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US 9,750,762 B2Granted
Use of yeast flakes for treating and/or preventing hyperinsulinemia
AssigneeLesaffre Et Compagnie
InventorsMartine Laville, Julie-Anne Nazare, Eric Oriol
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Abstract
The invention relates to the use of yeast flakes for preparing a pharmaceutical composition for treating and/or preventing hyperinsulinemia.
Claims21
A method of treatment of hyperinsulinemia in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering an effective amount of yeast cell walls to a non-hyperglycemic patient in need thereof, wherein said yeast cell walls have:
- a.) a total content of glucan and mannan of at least 34.0% dry matter content by weight;
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- b.) a glycogen content of less than 10.0% dry matter content by weight, wherein the non-hyperglycemic patient is overweight.
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