Patent ID: 8193240

Claim:
A method for reducing body fat while maintaining or increasing lean body mass and reducing obesity-related oxidative stress in an overweight animal on a calorie restricted diet, comprising the steps of: a) identifying an overweight animal; b) placing the animal on a calorie restricted diet; and c) causing the animal to regularly ingest a combination of L-carnitine, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), and at least one isoflavone or metabolite thereof, such that the animal receives on a daily basis about 5-5,000 mg isoflavone, about 50-5,000 mg L-carnitine, and about 50-8,000 mg CLA, wherein the regular ingestion of the combination results in an increase in reduction in body fat and maintenance or increase in lean body mass in the animal, as compared with an equivalent animal on an equivalent diet that does not regularly ingest the combination.