Patent ID: 6541522
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: A23L,A61K,A61P

Abstract:
A method of supplementing the diet of a mammal suffering from elevated blood triglyceride levels comprising administering to a mammal a dietary composition comprising a carrier and a hypotriglyceridemically effective amount of an isolated compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, having the formula: wherein,A is a bond selected from the group consisting of a single bond and a double bond in trans conformation; R1 and R3 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, OH, and C1-6alkoxy; R2 and R4 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, C1-11alkyl, C2-11alkenyl, and C2-11alkynyl; R5 and R6 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, OH, and C1-6alkoxy; wherein said hypotriglyceridemically effective amount of said isolated compound is about 1 to about 1000 milligrams/kilogram of an intended subject, said subject being a mammal.