Patent ID: 8853153

Claim:
A method of suppressing the rate of increase in body weight of a human subject, comprising administering to said subject 0.001 to 1.0 g of polyglutamic acid/kg body weight per day, wherein said polyglutamic acid is administered in a solid or liquid composition that either consists of polyglutamic acid or comprises a polyglutamic acid formulation, wherein the polyglutamic acid has a weight average molecular weight of 9,000 to 5,000,000; wherein the subject meets at least two of the following criteria: (1) an abdominal girth of 102 cm or more for a man and 88 cm or more for a woman; (2) a blood triglyceride level of 150 mg/dl or more or HDL cholesterol of less than 40 mg/dl, (3) a fasting blood sugar level of 110 mg/dl or more; and (4) a blood pressure of 130/85 mHg or more and suppressing the rate of increase in said subject's body weight as a result of said administering.