Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Gut flora and weight management
- Patent Title (中): 肠道菌群和体重管理
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Application No.: US12673891Application Date: 2008-07-25
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Publication No.: US08591880B2Publication Date: 2013-11-26
- Inventor: Chieh Jason Chou , David Philippe , Christian Darlmont , Fabrizio Arigoni , Catherine Mace
- Applicant: Chieh Jason Chou , David Philippe , Christian Darlmont , Fabrizio Arigoni , Catherine Mace
- Applicant Address: CH Vevey
- Assignee: Nestec S.A.
- Current Assignee: Nestec S.A.
- Current Assignee Address: CH Vevey
- Agency: K&L Gates LLP
- Priority: EP07114530 20070817
- International Application: PCT/EP2008/059809 WO 20080725
- International Announcement: WO2009/024429 WO 20090226
- Main IPC: A01N63/00
- IPC: A01N63/00 ; A01N63/02 ; A61K35/00 ; A23C9/12 ; C12N1/20

Abstract:
The present invention relates to supporting weight management, weight loss and/or to the prevention and/or treatment of metabolic disorders. In particular the present invention relates to preventing and/or treating metabolic disorders by modulating, in particular reducing the amount of proteobacteria and/or deferribacteres in the gut. One embodiment of the present invention relates to the use of a primary composition comprising an agent that reduces the amount of proteobacteria, preferably gamma-proteobacteria, even more preferred enterobacteria; and/or deferribacteres in the gut for the preparation of a composition to treat or prevent metabolic disorders, to support weight loss and/or to support weight management.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110123501A1 GUT FLORA AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT Public/Granted day:2011-05-26
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