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The present invention includes methods and materials for manipulating the sense of satiety developed from the gastrointestinal transit of a substance in a mammal, whether the substance be a food or drug compound. The method involves administering a therapeutically effective amount, by a direct delivery route, of a pharmaceutically acceptable formulation comprising nutrients and pharmacological agents to the mammal's gastrointestinal tract. The present system is designed to maximize satiety feedback from normal intestinal sensors by small amounts of nutrients or nutrient derivatives, in essence, to “fool” body sensors that are not usually in contact with nutrients unless very large amounts are ingested.

A patient is provided with an increased sense of satiety by increasing resistance to the outflow of food from the stomach and through the intestines. Stomach emptying may be slowed with devices implantable within the gastrointestinal tract below the stomach. Implants are preferably removable and can include artificial strictures that may be adjustable to vary the rate of stomach emptying. Slowing gastric emptying may induce satiety for a longer period and may therefore reduce food consumption. Many of the embodiments include intestinal liners or sleeves, but they need not. The resistor concept may be applied to a simple anchor and resistor without a long liner.

A method and device for electrically stimulating one or more structures in the gastrointestinal tract as described. The one or more structures are preferably selected from the upper esophageal sphincter, the esophagus and gastric fundus. The method may involve the step of arranging a plurality of stimulating electrodes adjacent one or more structures which may further include the lower esophageal sphincter, the stomach, the pyloric sphincter, the small intestine, the colon and the vagus. The method and device may further include sensing electrodes to detect change in one or more physiological parameters in the gastrointestinal tract and modulate the stimulating electrodes in response to the change. The device comprises a pulse generator, a power source, a plurality of stimulating electrode set, one or more sensing electrodes and means for varying activity of the stimulating electrodes in response to change detected in the gastrointestinal tract. The method and device may be used to treat obesity and/or GERD.

Apparatus is provided for treating a condition such as obesity. The apparatus includes a set of one or more electrodes, which are adapted to be applied to one or more respective sites in a vicinity of a body of a stomach of a patient. A control unit is adapted to drive the electrode set to apply to the body of the stomach a signal, configured such that application thereof increases a level of contraction of muscle tissue of the body of the stomach, and decreases a cross-sectional area of a portion of the body of the stomach for a substantially continuous period greater than about 3 seconds.

The invention provides a weight losing and meal replacement protein type solid beverage, which comprises ingredients including concentrated whey protein powder, soy isolate protein powder, dried skim milk, soluble dietary fiber, maltitol or erythritol, maltodextrin, fructo-oligose or fructose, soya bean lecithin, nutrose, low-fat pectin and the like. The protein in the body is effectively supplemented, the satiety is effectively prolonged, the appetite and the caloric intake are more strictly controlled, and further, the goal of losing the weight is reached. The product has the advantages that the nutrition is balanced, the mouth feeling is smooth, savoury and mellow, the carrying is convenient, the process is simple and feasible, and the solid beverage is suitable for mass production.

Systems and methods affect tightening of the pyloric sphincter and/or serve to mediate or moderate receptive relaxation of muscles in the stomach, to treat or mitigate various physiologic conditions, such as obesity, biliary reflex, GERD, and/or Barrett's esophagus. The systems and methods may be used as either a primary treatment modality, or applied as a supplementary treatment before, during or after a primary intervention.

Compositions of microalgae-derived food compositions, including flours and beverages, are disclosed from multiple genera, species, and strains of edible microalgae. Microalgae used in the invention are free of algal toxins and contain varying levels of primarily monounsaturated triglyceride oil. Also provided herein are microalgae-containing baked goods with novel properties compared to preexisting products of the same type, and foods containing microalgae biomass with high levels of lipid. Compositions and methods of the invention also relate to the creation of food products based on eggs, wherein the productions contain various raw materials made from microalgae in different forms. The invention also provides unique and novel strains of microalgae that have been subjected to non-transgenic methods of mutation sufficient to reduce the coloration of biomass produced by the strains.

The present invention relates to a process on a large industrial scale for the production of thylakoids, from photosynthetic organisms, such as from green plant leaf material, to be used as ingredients in food, or additions to food, or dietary supplements, or pharmaceuticals for the purpose of preventing overweight, promoting satiety, reducing food intake, reducing bodyweight, reducing blood insulin concentration and reducing blood fats and percentage body fat in humans and animals.

A method is provided for regulating carbohydrate and fat metabolism is an individual which method comprises replacing a proportion of the individual's daily carbohydrate intake with resistant starch and a proportion of the individual's saturated fat intake with unsaturated fat. Also provided are compositions comprising resistant starch and unsaturated fats and methods for making and using the same

The invention provides the use of a whey protein and/or whey protein hydrolysate which stimulate the cellular release of the satiety peptides choleocystokinin and glucagon-like-peptide in the preparation of edible compositions. The edible compositions can be used to control body weight and have beneficial effects on satiety. Edible compositions are also provided.

A system to provide scents includes a scent receiver to replaceable receive scent carriers that carry scent media, a scent actuator operable to controllable release scent, and a configurable circulation subsystem. Peltier devices may used to induce active heating and active cooling of scent media according to defined scent sequence information or scent tracks. The system is also operable to collect air, including scents, from an ambient environment, and temporarily retaining such for sampling by a user. Scent tracks may be defined and shared amongst users and other entities.

The invention discloses a meal replacement protein powder solid beverage for managing the body weight and belongs to the field of nutrient foods. The solid beverage comprises the following components of soybean isolated protein, dried skim milk, whey protein concentrate, resistant dextrin, inulin, L-carnitine, a white kidney bean extract, a guarana extract, soy dietary fiber powder, pea fiber, oat fiber, erythritol, stevioside, phospholipid, Arabic gum, xanthan gum, pectin, alkalized cocoa powder, xylooligosaccharide and edible essence. By comprehensively considering the difference of nutrient components required by a human body at daytime and nighttime, the solid beverage disclosed by the invention is reasonable in formula matching and balanced in nutrition, and is the meal replacement solid beverage for supplementing the nutrients of the human body and controlling the body weight; the production process is simple and the drying is avoided; the damage to plant extracts and other components is prevented, so that the effects of nutrient components are guaranteed; besides, no sugar is added in the formula of the meal replacement protein powder solid beverage, so that the meal replacement protein powder solid beverage is suitable for being eaten by people with diabetes.

The present invention provides an aqueous liquid or spoonable edible composition comprising at least 1% wt protein and from 0.1 to 5% wt of a biopolymer thickening agent which is not denatured or hydrolysed between pH 2 and 4, and wherein the composition has a gastric viscosity at 0.1 s⁻¹ and 37° C. of at least 20 Pa.s and further wherein the gastric viscosity is greater than the viscosity of the composition. The compositions of the invention have good satiety effects and are beneficial for use in weight control plans and may be used for the prevention and/or treatment of being overweight or obese. The edible composition may be a food composition intended for use in a weight loss or weight control plan such as a meal replacer food product.

The invention relates to a nutritive defatting food. The nutritive defatting food comprises the following components of whey protein concentrate, hydrolyzed fish collagen protein, soy protein isolate,rice protein, inulin, psyllium husk, resistant dextrin, resistant starch, chenopodium quinoa willd, konjaku flour, chia seeds, fructo-oligosaccharide, xylooligosaccharide, isomaltulose, erythrite, steviosides, linseeds, linseed oil, CMC, medium chain triglyceride, conjugated linoleic acid glycerides, L-carnitine, ferment, complex vitamins, and composite mineral substances. The nutritive defattingfood is good in satiety, balanced in nutrients, and good in defatting effect.

The invention discloses a nutrition meal replacement composition, which is prepared from the following components in parts by weight: 10-300 parts of euglenophyta powder, 60-500 parts of quinoa powder, 100-400 parts of chia seed powder, 40-450 parts of collagen powder, 50-520 parts of a carbohydrate compound, 0-200 parts of vitamin and 0-500 parts of mineral substances. The invention further discloses a nutrition meal replacement refresher. The refresher is prepared from the nutrition meal replacement composition and a food additive. The nutrition meal replacement composition has the effects of regulating intestinal tracts, dual-directionally regulating blood glucose and providing abundant nutrient substances needed for a human body while losing weight and controlling the weight.

The invention relates to the prevention and treatment of metabolic abnormalities characterized by abnormal glucose metabolism, including diabetes mellitus and new onset diabetes mellitus through the use of fibroblast activation protein (FAP) selective inhibitors.

The present invention relates to Akkermansia muciniphila or fragments thereof for treating a metabolic disorder in a subject in need thereof. The present invention also relates to a composition, a pharmaceutical composition and a medicament comprising Akkermansia muciniphila or fragments thereof for treating a metabolic disorder. The present invention also relates to the use of Akkermansia muciniphila or fragments thereof for promoting weight loss in a subject in need thereof.

The invention provides a weight-losing food with balanced nutrition, containing the following components of: soybean isolate protein expanded grains, maltitol liquid, water-soluble dietary fiber, concentrated lactalbumin, glycerol, fish collagen protein, phytosterol, quick-freezing blueberry grains, Arabic gum, sodium caseinate and compound vitamin. The weight-losing bar has the advantages of good taste and high protein content; the weight-losing food bar can enhance the satiety and also can supplement the protein; and meanwhile, functional food raw materials including the fish collagen protein, the phytosterol and the like, the compound vitamin and the like are added, so as to achieve the aim of healthily losing the weight of a consumer.