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FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to compositions and therapeutic combinations for treating obesity in a subject comprising the administration of sterol and/or 5.alpha.-stanol absorption inhibitor(s) or combinations with obesity control medications.
BACKGROUND OF THE
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates in general to the field of biotechnology, more specifically, to use of a family of lipopeptides to treat or prevent obesity and obesity-related diseases including type 2 diabetes mellitus.
BACKGROUND
Obesity causes a group of serious diseases
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention is directed to a method for treating the metabolic syndrome, obesity, prediabetes or metabolic conditions thereof, or Type 2 diabetes, and more particularly to a method for treating the metabolic syndrome, obesity,
The present invention relates to an agent for reducing the useable calorie content of food. The agent contains a compound that can effect the conversion of fructose to 5-keto-D-fructose. 5-keto-D-fructose cannot be metabolized by the human or animal body and is therefore significantly less caloric
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a series of compounds which are characterised by a 2-[2-(substituted phenyl-oxy, thio or methyl)-1-methylethyl]aminoethanol structure and which have valuable anti-diabetic and anti-obesity activities; in addition, they are capable of
BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a series of compounds which are characterised by a 2-[2-(substituted phenyl-oxy, thio or methyl)-1-methylethyl]aminoethanol structure and which have valuable anti-diabetic and anti-obesity activities; in addition, they are capable of
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to unacylated ghrelin fragments and analogs thereof as well as to their therapeutic uses.
BACKGROUND
Ghrelin is a peptide which was isolated from the stomach but is expressed also in many other tissues, including the endocrine pancreas. It was discovered
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a glutamic acid derivative having a CaSR agonist activity or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as well as a preventive or therapeutic agent for diabetes or obesity comprising as an active ingredient the derivative or a pharmaceutically
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to an alkylamine derivative or a salt thereof, and a pharmaceutical agent comprising the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for diabetes or obesity, which comprises an alkylamine derivative or a
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to inhibitors of ghrelin O-acyltransferase, and methods of making and using them.
BACKGROUND
The persistent rise in the proportion of overweight individuals in Western society over the past 30 years has been associated with substantial excess morbidity
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a .sctn.371 of International Application No. PCT/JP2009/063632, with an international filing date of Jul. 31, 2009 (WO 2010/013798 A1, published Feb. 4, 2010), which is based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2008-198047, filed Jul. 31, 2008, the subject matter of which
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention discloses a set of genes which have been demonstrated to be anomalously regulated (i.e., dysregulated) in a model of combining a pathophysiological predisposition towards stroke, hypertension, diabetes and obesity. The present invention also relates to
BACKGROUND
The present invention relates to a reconstitutable composition comprising at least one alginate, an aqueous diet preparation comprising said composition and the use of the aqueous diet preparation for the treatment and/or prevention of overweight for both therapeutic and non-therapeutic
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Research has identified that long term use of medications for treatment of obesity in patients has resulted in many problems. The two most significant problems encountered by patients using medications to assist in weight loss, assuming the absence of irreversible side
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