Patent ID: 6989166

Claim:
A method for the treatment and/or prevention of overweight in a monogastric mammal comprising drinking a liquid edible composition with a pH of more than 5, a viscosity below 50 mPas at a shear rate of 100 s −1 and 20° C., and a viscosity of at least 125% of the aforementioned viscosity at a pH 3 and a temperature of 37° C.; and with a caloric density between 0 and 500 kcal per liter, the composition comprising: a. between 0.01 and 5 wt. % of one or more polysaccharides selected from the group consisting of pectin with a degree of methoxylation below 50% and alginate; b. between 0.01 and 3 wt. % calcium provide by a calcium salt with a solubility below 0.15 g per 100 ml water at 20 ° C. and pH 7.