Appetite suppressing diet bar

• US 6,884,454 B2
• Filed: 10/21/2002
• Issued: 04/26/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Julio Lionel Pimentel
• Original Assignee: Julio Lionel Pimentel
• Inventors: Pimentel, Julio Lionel
• Primary Examiner(s): Pratt, Helen
• Application Number:
  US10/274,543
• Publication Number:
  US 20040076719A1
• Time in Patent Office: 918 Days
• Field of Search: 426/634, 426/72, 426/74, 426/601
• US Class Current: 426/634
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/115 Fatty acids or derivatives thereof; Fats or oils
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/185 Vegetable proteins
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/40 Complete food formulations for specific consumer groups or specific purposes, e.g. infant formula
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2002/00 Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/156 Mineral combination undefined extract A23V2250/1638
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/1944 Medium-chain triglycerides
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/5488 Soybean protein
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/70 Vitamins

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.

Claims

1. A method for decreasing food intake in humans by orally consuming a nutritive bar comprising of whole or defatted soybean and medium chain triglycerides.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein said nutritive bar is consumed 15 to 120 minutes prior to any of the three major daily meals.

3. A method of claim 1, wherein whole or defatted soybean consist of 50% to 80% of said bar total weight.

4. A method of claim 1, wherein medium chain triglycerides consist of 5% to 25% of said bar total weight.

5. A method of claim 1, wherein the nutritive bar containing whole or defatted soybean and medium chain triglycerides is supplemented with other feed ingredients, vitamin, minerals and flavoring agents in order to formulate a nutrient-adequate and tasteful bar, said supplementation varies from 1% to 10% of said bar total weight.

6. A method of claim 1, wherein said decrease in feed intake is due to the appetite inhibition resulting from the increase in cholecystokinin (CCK) and beta-hydroxy butyrate.

7. A method of claim 6, wherein the increase in CCK and beta-hydroxy butyrate can also result from the consumption of ingredients other than soybean or medium chain triglycerides.