Patent ID: 8962594
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: A23L,A23V,A61K,A61P

Abstract:
1. A method of using nutritional compounds for lowering triglycerides and increasing HDL-cholesterol in humans, the method comprising the steps of: identifying a particular human who has high triglycerides and low HDL-cholesterol by determining whether said particular human has a triglyceride level greater than 150 mg/dl, whether said particular human has an HDL-cholesterol level less than 40 mg/dl for men and less than 50 mg/dl for women, and whether said particular human has at least one characteristic selected from the group consisting of: (a) a waist circumference greater than 102 cm for men and greater than 88 cm for women, (b) a blood pressure greater than or equal to 130/85 mmHG, and (c) a fasting glucose level greater than 110 mg/dl; and administering internally a nutritional compound comprising a combination of an Arabinogalactan and a Dihydroquercetin (taxifolin), said Arabinogalactan being present in said combination as a fiber matrix in an amount higher than 70% as determined by weight on a dry matter basis, and said Dihydroquercetin being present in said fiber matrix, such that, after said internal administration of said nutritional compound, said particular human has a triglyceride level of less than 150 mg/dl, has an HDL-cholesterol level greater than 40 mg/dl for men and greater than 50 mg/dl for women, and no longer has the at least one characteristic selected from the group consisting of (a), (b), and (c).