Claims
- 1. A satiety enhancing composition, consisting essentially of:
an amount of at least one tastant in combination with a carrier, and optionally with an anti-caking agent, a coloring agent, or both, which amount is effective to effect an average weight loss of about 5 lbs. or more over an about 6-month period, when the composition is applied to and ingested with a foodstuff on a daily basis over the about 6-month period.
- 2. A method for enhancing weight loss in a person, comprising the steps of:
administering a foodstuff to the person for ingestion on at least a daily basis for an about 6-month period to cause an average weight loss in the person of about 5 lbs. or more over the 6-month period, the foodstuff comprising an effective amount of a satiety enhancing composition comprising a tastant to effect said weight loss when ingested daily by the person over the 6-month period.
- 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the tastant comprises a primarily sweet tastant.
- 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the tastant is selected from the group consisting of almond, anise, carob, cinnamon, cocoa, malt, peanut, pecan, pistachio, peppermint, spearmint, apple, banana, fig, kiwi, orange, peach, raisin, raspberry, strawberry, and mixtures thereof.
- 5. The method of claim 2, wherein the tastant comprises a primarily salty tastant.
- 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the tastant is selected from the group consisting of artichoke, asparagus, avocado, basil, broccoli, celery seed, cucumber, fennel, garlic, horseradish, mushroom, mustard, onion, parmesan, pizza, ranch, spinach, taco, white cheese, yellow cheese, and mixtures thereof.
- 7. The method of claim 2, wherein the composition effects a body weight loss of about 5 lbs. or more over an about 6-month period.
- 8. The method of claim 2, wherein the administering step comprising, during a first month, combining each primarily salty food to be ingested with a first satiety enhancing composition comprising a first primarily salty tastant; and during a second month, combining each primarily salty food to be ingested with a second satiety enhancing composition comprising a second primarily salty tastant.
- 9. The method of claim 2, wherein the administering step comprising, during a first month, combining each primarily sweet food to be ingested with a first satiety enhancing composition comprising a first primarily sweet tastant; and during a second month, combining each primarily sweet food to be ingested with a second satiety enhancing composition comprising a second primarily sweet tastant.
- 10. A method for enhancing weight loss in an individual, comprising the steps of:
providing a satiety enhancing composition consisting essentially of a tastant, a carrier, and optionally an anti-caking agent, a coloring agent, or both; the tastant selected from the group consisting of a primarily salty tastant or a primarily sweet tastant; combining an effective amount of the satiety enhancing composition with a food to form a foodstuff, wherein a composition comprising a primarily salty tastant is combined with a primarily salty food, and a composition comprising a primarily sweet tastant is combined with a primarily sweet food; and administering the foodstuff to the individual for ingestion.
- 11. The method of claim 10, further comprising selecting the tastant based on a food to be ingested and effectiveness of the tastant to enhance weight loss, wherein a primarily salty tastant is selected for a primarily salty food and a primarily sweet tastant is selected for a primarily sweet food.
- 12. The method of claim 10, further comprising formulating the satiety enhancing composition in a dry powered form, by combining the tastant, a carrier, and optionally the anti-caking agent, coloring agent, or both.
- 13. The method of claim 10, wherein the combining and administering steps are conducted with each food to be ingested by the individual on a daily basis to effect an average weight loss of about 5 lbs. or more over an about 6-month period.
- 14. A method of promoting weight loss, comprising the steps of:
administering to an individual for ingestion on a daily basis, a foodstuff comprising a food combined with an effective amount of a satiety enhancing composition to effect an average weight loss of about 5 lbs. or more over an about 6-month period; wherein a satiety enhancing composition comprising a primarily salty tastant is combined with a primarily salty food, and a satiety enhancing composition comprising a primarily sweet tastant is combined with a primarily sweet food.
- 15. A method of enhancing weight loss, comprising the steps of:
administering with each food to be ingested by an individual on a daily basis for an at least one month period, an effective amount of a satiety enhancing composition consisting essentially of a tastant, a carrier, and optionally an anti-caking agent, a coloring agent, or both, to effect an average weight loss of about 5 lbs. or more over an about 6-month period; wherein a satiety enhancing composition comprising a primarily salty tastant is combined with a primarily salty food, and a satiety enhancing composition comprising a primarily sweet tastant is combined with a primarily sweet food.
- 16. A method of assaying a tastant for effecting weight loss of an individual, comprising:
selecting a tastant based on a food to be ingested, the tastant selected from the group consisting of a primarily salty tastant or a primarily sweet tastant; formulating a composition consisting essentially of the tastant, a carrier, and optionally an anti-caking agent, a coloring agent, or both; combining the composition with each food to be ingested by an individual to form a foodstuff; wherein a composition comprising a primarily salty tastant is combined with a primarily salty food, and a composition comprising a primarily sweet tastant is combined with a primarily sweet food; administering each of said foodstuffs to the individual for ingestion; repeating the combining and administering steps on a daily basis for an at least one month period; and assessing the effectiveness of the composition to effect weight loss according to a change in weight of the individual.
- 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the tastant is selected for effectiveness in effecting weight loss based on an average weight loss of about 0.5 lb. or more per month over an about 6-month period.
- 18. A foodstuff, comprising a food combined with an effective amount of the satiety enhancing composition of claim 1.
- 19. An article of manufacture, comprising:
a unit amount of the satiety enhancing composition of claim 1, contained within a packaging material.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/334,401, filed Nov. 30, 2001.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60334401 |
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