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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert Portman, Woodbridge, NJ (US);
Assignee:
PacificHealth Laboratories, Inc., Woodbridge, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 3/718 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 3/718 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a nutritional intervention composition that enhances and extends satiety in a calorically efficient manner. In particular, the invention contains protein, long chain fatty acids, calcium, soluble and insoluble fibers to stimulate CCK and prevent its subsequent inactivation and inhibition. By stimulating CCK and extending satiety the method is useful for the treatment of overweight individuals, individuals with Type II diabetes and individuals with bulimia.