Abstract:
A method for administering daily micronutrient requirements (DMRs) comprising vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids targeted to reduce appetite and/or the risks associated with aging. The DMRs are administered to individuals via food products. In an embodiment of the present invention, the DMRs are offered in the form of a health bar. The DMRs may be incorporated into other forms without departing from the scope of the present invention. By way of illustration and not as a limitation, the constituents may be incorporated into a fruit or yogurt "smoothie," a frozen desert such as an ice cream or sorbet, and a beverage.
Abstract:
Various food compositions are provided that provide nutritional components useful, only or in combination with a training regime, to prevent or delay the onset of cognitive decline.
Abstract:
The present invention relates generally to confectionery products. The present invention provides both bioadhesive and bioerodible confectionery formulations and methods of making and using the same; more specifically, the present invention provides delivery systems to release flavors, sweeteners, cooling agents, active ingredients and the like to consumer for an extended period of time. Further, these confectionery products may also provide a venue to mask off notes and bitter flavors of drugs or other active ingredients to consumers.
Abstract:
Flavored dosage forms, e.g., lozenges and gums, are provided for sustained release of a flavoring agent in the mouth. The dosage forms provide sustained release by virtue of a wet matrix formed by admixture of a biocompatible, hydrophilic, water-insoluble polymer such as ethylcellulose and a flavoring agent, particularly an essential oil or a constituent thereof, e.g., a terpene or sesquiterpene. The dosage forms may also include a second beneficial agent in addition to the flavoring agent. Exemplary such beneficial agents include ionizable zinc compounds and other cold remedies, local anesthetic and anti-infective agents, diet aids, fluoride-releasing compounds, and nicotine. The dosage forms, when formulated as lozenges, may be somewhat adhesive or substantially nontacky, depending primarily on the molecular weight of the hydrophilic polymer. Adhesive lozenges can serve as dosage forms that adhere to the teeth or gums for delivery of a beneficial agent thereto. Methods for using the dosage forms to provide sustained release of a flavoring agent and optionally deliver a second beneficial agent are also provided, as are methods for treating the common cold, treating a sore throat, facilitating weight loss, and assisting in smoking cessation.
Abstract:
The invention relates to nutraceutical compositions comprising at least two ingredients from the groups of EGCG, pantethine or a metabolite thereof, phytanic acid, lipoic acid, policosanol and coenzyme Q-10 and their use in the treatment or prevention of diabetes or obesity.
Abstract:
A chewable medicated comestible is made by mixing a pharmaceutically active ingredient, water and a substrate. The substrate has confectionery and binding properties and the mixing process produces a malleable solid confection which can be divided into discrete dosed units in the form of chewable tablets. The substrate may be a particular sugar.
Abstract:
Abstract: Nutraceutical compositions comprise biotin in an amount sufficient to administer to a subject a daily dosage of 0.01 mg per kg body weight to about 3 mg per kg body weight and at least one additional component selected from pantethine or a metabolite thereof, EGCG, phytanic acid, lipoic acid and policosanol. The compositions are useful for the treatment of both type 1 and 2 diabetes, and for the prevention of type 2 diabetes in those individuals with pre-diabetes, or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) or obesity.
Abstract:
Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Zubereitung zur Appetitminderung, Sättigung und/oder Gewichtsreduzierung, die gekaut und/oder gelutscht wird, enthaltend wenigstens eine Fettsäure und/oder deren Derivate.
Abstract:
An oral care composition comprising:(i) an effective amount of a antibacterial seed or pulp extract from the Citrus plant family; the Vitis plant family; and mixtures thereof;(ii) an oral care active selected from the group consisting of anti-calculus agents; anti-plaque agents; fluoride ion source; desensitising agents; oral malodour control agents; H2 antagonists; and mixtures thereof; and (iii) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.The present invention relates to stable oral care compositions, preferably confectionery compositions, which provide enhanced oral malodour benefits combined with one or more additional oral care benefits. The present invention also relates to the use of such compositions to provide a method of treating or preventing oral malodour.