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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2013
Wyeth Llc, New York, NY (US);
William Bubnis, Mechanicsville, VA (US);
Richard Cotter, Mendham, NJ (US);
Paul W. Herman, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Judith Moreines, Edgewater, NJ (US);
Scott W. Poxon, Mechanicsville, VA (US);
Bruce W. Sutton, Richmond, VA (US);
Jeffrey V. Vernon, Fredericksburg, VA (US);
Denise L. Walters, Richmond, VA (US);
Michael G. Williams, Midlothian, VA (US);
Neil Wittenberg, Randolph, NJ (US);
Wyeth LLC, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a nutritional supplement which includes micronutrients to facilitate reduction of cholesterol, and/or reduction of homocystein and/or reduction of low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) oxidation in humans. In one embodiment the supplement is a multi-vitamin, a mineral supplement which includes at least one component known to reduce cholesterol. The invention further provides a method for tableting one fourth to one half of the daily effective dosage of a phytosterol containing nutritional supplement in a practical sized tablet and a method for reducing blood cholesterol in humans.