Patent ID: 7902399

Claim:
A method for producing weight loss or a reduction of the fat mass in a human or non-human animal in need thereof, comprising administering thereto, an effective amount of a composition comprising a compound according to the general formula (I): R 1 —[X—CH 2 ] n —COOR 2 wherein R 1 is; a CH 3 —R 3 , wherein R 3 is a C 5 -C 24 alkene with one or more double bonds, a CH 6 -C 24 alkyne, with one or more triple bonds, or a C 6 -C 24 alkyl substituted in one or more positions with one or more substituents chosen from fluoride, chloride, hydroxy, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, C 1 -C 4 alkylthio, and C 2 -C 5 acyloxy, and wherein R 2 represents hydrogen or C 1 -C 4 alkyl, wherein n is an integer from 1 to 12, and wherein X are independently chosen from S, SO, SO 2 , Se and CH 2 , with the proviso that at least one of the X is not CH 2 , and with the proviso that if R 1 is an alkyne, then at least one carbon-carbon triple bond is positioned between the (ω-1) carbon and the (ω-2) carbon, or between the (ω-2) carbon and the (ω-3) carbon, or between the (ω-3) carbon and the (ω-4) carbon, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.