ascorbic acid/obesity

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In the Specification of my copending Application Ser. No. 338,257 (U.S. Pat. No. 4,009,265), there is described and claimed a method for the treatment of obesity in man, which comprises the steps of giving the overweight patient a daily diet consisting essentially of, (a)

FIELD OF INVENTION The present invention relates to compositions and methods for preventing and treating diseases related to metabolic and stress-related disorders and environmentally induced health disorders. More specifically, the invention relates to compositions enriched in phytochemicals having

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Art The present invention relates to dietary lipid digestion-absorption inhibitory agents and ingesta which are expected to have a dietary lipid absorption inhibitory effect, an obesity preventing effect and the like. Related Art In recent years, intake of

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Art The present invention relates to dietary lipid digestion-absorption inhibitory agents and ingesta which are expected to have a dietary lipid absorption inhibitory effect, an obesity preventing effect and the like. 2. Related Art In recent years, intake

FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to the regulation of glucose metabolism in a human patient with naturally occurring, plant-derived components. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The concentration of glucose in the human bloodstream must be controlled within a relatively tight range (60-120