Dietary plans based on calcium
First Claim
1. A method of regulating the body weight of an individual comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing the individual with information disclosing that consuming dietary calcium and/or dairy products is associated with one or more health effects selected from loss and/or reduced gain of weight and/or fat, and/or metabolic consumption of adipose tissue, and (b) providing the individual with a dietary plan for consuming products containing an effective amount of dietary calcium and/or dairy products sufficient to induce the one or more health effects.
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Abstract
The subject invention provides methods of inducing the loss of adipose tissue by providing a diet high in calcium. In one aspect of the invention, the calcium is provided in the form of dairy products. In yet another aspect of the invention, calcium is provided in the form of a dietary supplement, such as calcium carbonate, of vitamin supplements. Methods of suppressing [Ca2+]i levels in individuals are also provided. The subject invention also provides methods of stimulating lipolysis, inhibiting lipogenesis, and increasing the expression of white adipose tissue uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2). The subject invention also provides methods of increasing the core temperature of an individual.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of regulating the body weight of an individual comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing the individual with information disclosing that consuming dietary calcium and/or dairy products is associated with one or more health effects selected from loss and/or reduced gain of weight and/or fat, and/or metabolic consumption of adipose tissue, and (b) providing the individual with a dietary plan for consuming products containing an effective amount of dietary calcium and/or dairy products sufficient to induce the one or more health effects. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of inducing a metabolic change in an individual comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing the individual with information disclosing that increasing consumption of dietary calcium from suboptimal amounts is associated with a metabolic change, and (b) providing the individual with a dietary plan for consuming products containing amounts of dietary calcium sufficient to induce the metabolic change, the metabolic change being selected from decreasing intracellular calcium concentrations ([Ca2+]i), stimulating lipolysis, inhibiting lipogenesis, increasing the expression of white adipose tissue uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2), reducing serum insulin levels, thermogenesis, and/or decreasing the levels of calcitrophic hormones.
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26. A method of diagnosis and treatment of obesity comprising the following steps:
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(a) determining the weight and, optionally, the height of an individual;
(b) comparing the weight, or optionally the weight/height ratio, of the individual to established norms;
(c) optionally, classifying the obesity of the individual;
(d) optionally providing the individual with information relating to the benefits of maintaining a normal weight, or a normal weight/height ratio; and
(e) providing the individual with a dietary plan containing high levels of calcium and, optionally printed matter disclosing the obesity-control benefits of a high calcium diet.
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27. A computer implemented method of diagnosing, treating, and/or monitoring obesity comprising the following steps:
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(a) determining the weight and, optionally, the height of an individual and inputting these values into a computer system;
(b) optionally calculating the weight/height ratio of the individual;
(c) comparing the weight, or optionally the weight/height ratio, of the individual to established norms contained in a weight and/or weight/height database available to the computer;
(d) optionally classifying the obesity of the individual to Group I, Group II, or Group III obesity;
(e) optionally providing the individual with information relating to the benefits maintaining a normal weight, or optionally a normal weight/height ratio;
(f) providing the individual a dietary plan containing high levels of calcium and, optionally printed matter disclosing the obesity-control benefits of a high calcium diet; and
(g) optionally monitoring the progress of the individual - View Dependent Claims (28)
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