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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2011
Paul Bradley Addis, Cumberland, WI (US);
Rongsheng Roger Ruan, Arden Hills, MN (US);
Joseph M. Keenan, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Daniela Geleva, Seattle, WA (US);
Paul Bradley Addis, Cumberland, WI (US);
Rongsheng Roger Ruan, Arden Hills, MN (US);
Joseph M. Keenan, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Daniela Geleva, Seattle, WA (US);
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for using processed-cellulose. Preferably, the processed cellulose is a highly refined cellulose (HRC). The HRC is useful in a number of medical and nutritional applications. These medical and nutritional applications can include, but are not limited to, administering effective amounts of the HRC for lowering values of risk factor measurements for such diseases as arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Treatment of other diseases and conditions with the HRC is also possible.