Patent Application: US-27454302-A

Abstract:
a method to decrease feed intake in humans by ingesting a diet bar comprising of whole soybean and medium chain triglycerides and / or medium chain fatty acids , said bar containing an adequate level of nutrients to serve as a meal .

Description:
obesity is the major health risk for the development of several diseases including cardiovascular problems , arthritis , high blood pressure and diabetes . in a recent report it has been found that 65 % of the us population is overweight and that 10 % are extremely obese . the major culprits of the increase in obesity are the high caloric intake and sedentary life , the role that genetic plays is minimal . there are several treatments of obesity , they include surgical , appetite suppressant drugs , diets and exercise . operation like stomach stapling is expensive and requires several hospitalization days . liposuction takes out the fat but if the patient does not change his / her lifestyle , the fat will accumulate in another areas . appetite suppressant drugs and herbal products have secondary side effects and there have been cases that people have died due to the side effects . recently a prescription drug had to be puled of the market because of cardio - vascular problems . inhibition of fat absorption by lipase inhibitor have also side effects , it produce steatorrhea and malabsorption of fat - soluble vitamins . a better solution for the obesity problem is to reduce appetite by natural means , let our body control our appetite . this invention disclose a method to suppress food intake by increasing cck level ( appetite suppressant hormone ) and beta - hydroxy butyrate after a consumption of a healthy diet bar containing whole soybean and medium chain triglycerides . it is an object of the present invention to provide a natural mean to decrease appetite in humans . other object of the present invention is that other compounds having trypsin inhibitor and beta - hydroxy butyrate , or purified trypsin inhibitor or purified beta - hydroxy butyrate can be utilized having the same results as the present invention . other object of the present invention is that it can be used as a way to decrease body weight due to decreased intake and the thermogenic effect of the medium chain fatty acids . the diet bar comprises of whole soybean , soybean flour , medium chain triglycerides , vitamins , minerals , flavor coating and oats . the formulation can vary depending on the serving size and ingredients . the following examples show some formulations but they can vary without affecting the main objective of this invention . 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