Patent ID: 8188064

Claim:
A method for inhibiting adipocyte differentiation, inhibiting SCD-1 gene transcription, and/or reducing body fat in an animal subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the animal subject, an effective amount of a 19-nor vitamin D compound or a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound, wherein the compound administered to the subject inhibits adipocyte differentiation, inhibits SCD-1 gene transcription, and/or reduces body fat in the animal subject, and further wherein the compound is selected from a compound of formula IID, a compound of formula IIE, a compound of formula IIF, a compound of formula IIG, a compound of formula IIH, a compound of formula IIJ, a compound of formula IIK, a compound of formula IIL, a compound of formula IIM, a compound of formula IIN, a compound of formula IIO, a compound of formula IIP, a compound of formula IIQ, or is a combination thereof.