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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:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stacey J. Bell, Belmont, MA (US);
Judith Shabert, Brookline, MA (US);
Assignee:
Functional Foods, Inc., Belmont, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 4/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 4/700 ;
Abstract
Described herein is a nutritional supplement to be incorporated into the diet of a type 2 diabetic or an individual having lipodystrophy. The supplement provides active food-grade ingredients to improve the management of blood glucose and blood lipid levels. The supplement additionally aids in the improvement of the effects of platelet aggregation. The supplement should be taken daily during or at the end of the two largest meals, where most of the fat and cholesterol are likely to be ingested.