Patent ID: 7365099

Claim:
A method for controlling body fat in an animal having a total body fat percentage, the method comprising the step of: administering a lipoxygenase inhibitor to the animal in an amount sufficient to control body fat in the animal, wherein the lipoxygenase inhibitor administered is selected from the group consisting of NDGA, AA861, Indomethacin, ETYA, SHA, Baicalein, 3,4-dihydroxycinnamic acid, cinnamyl-3,4-dihydroxy-a-cyanocinnamate, Gossypol, 5,6-dehydro arachidonic acid, Baeomycesic acid, Baicalein monohydrate, 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl ethanol, 4,5-dehydro docosahexaenoic acid, eicosatriynoic acid, 5-HETE lactone, 5(S)-HpETE, 12(S)-HpETE, 15(S)-HpETE, 15(S)-HETrE, 9,12-octadecadiynoic acid, a-pentyl-3-(2-quinolinylmethoxy)-benzenemethanol, 3-amino-1-/m-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl/-2-pyrazoline, and 6,9-diepoxy-6,9-phenylimino-delta 6,8-prostaglandin I 1; and determining total body fat percentage in the animal after administration, where the post-administration percentage is no higher than the percentage before administration.