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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 22, 1997
James P. Clark, Naperville, IL (US);
Manfred S. Dunker, Palos Park, IL (US);
Henkel Corporation, Gulph Mills, PA (US);
Abstract
A method for preventing or treating high serum levels of cholesterol and lipids in a mammal, said method comprising orally administering an effective amount of natural lycopene to prevent or treat high serum levels of cholesterol or lipids to a mammal in need of such treatment. Also disclosed is an oral pharmaceutical composition in unit dosage form for oral administration for the prevention or treatment of high serum levels of cholesterol and/or lipids in a mammal, said composition comprising an effective amount of natural lycopene to prevent or treat high serum levels of cholesterol or lipids in a mammal and in a sufficient amount to achieve a level of serum cholesterol of less than 200 mg per deciliter over the course of treatment, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier therefor.