Weight reduction method for cats and other pets
AssigneeInternational Flora Technologies, Ltd.
InventorsJames H. Brown, David R. Jones, Lon D. Lewis
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Abstract
A pet food composition containing a small but sufficient amount of simmondsin component to provide a simmondsin activity within the range of 0.1% by weight of said pet food dry matter mix to about 1.5% by weight of said pet food dry matter mix. Also disclosed as part of the invention is a method of weight reduction of companion pets by adding pet food that contains the above-defined range of simmondsin activity contributed by a simmondsin component, simmondsin analogues or mixtures thereof, such as derived from defatted jojoba seed meal, and thereafter feeding the pet food to a companion pet on a regular and sustained basis until weight reduction occurs and then maintaining the pet's weight.
Claims7
A method of weight reduction and weight maintenance in a cat comprising:
- feeding cat food containing dry matter to a cat, said cat food including a simmondsin component, a simmondsin analogue, or a mixture thereof, sufficient to provide in the cat food dry matter pure simmondsin of at least 0.24% by weight until the cat reaches its target weight;
- and then feeding the cat a simmondsin component, a simmondsin analogue, or a mixture thereof, sufficient to provide the cat pure simmondsin within the range from about 0.1% by weight of cat food dry matter mix to about 0.18% by weight of cat food dry matter mix to maintain the cat's target weight.
A method of weight reduction and weight maintenance in a cat comprising:
- feeding cat food containing dry matter to a cat, said cat food including a simmondsin component, a simmondsin analogue, or a mixture thereof, sufficient to provide in the cat food dry matter pure simmondsin of at least 0.18% by weight until the cat reaches its target weight;
- and then feeding the cat a simmondsin component, a simmondsin analogue, or a mixture thereof, sufficient to provide the cat pure simmondsin within the range from about 0.1% by weight of cat food dry matter mix to about 0.18% by weight of cat food dry matter mix to maintain the car's target weight.
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