Patent ID: 6441036
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: A23L,A61K,A61P,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for the treatment or prevention of an obese or overweight condition, comprising administering to an animal in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of at least one fatty acid analogue of the general formula (I)CH3â€”[CH2]mâ€”[Xiâ€”CH2]nâ€”COOR whereinn is an integer from 1 to 12, and m is an integer from 0 to 23, and i is an odd number which indicates the position relative to COOR, and each Xi is independently selected from the group consisting of O, S, SO, SO2, Se, and CH2, and R represents hydrogen or C1-C4 alkyl, with the proviso that at least one of the Xi is not CH2, or a salt, prodrug, or complex thereof.