8910 results about "Appetite" patented technology

The present invention relates to methods and devices that help to curb appetite and/or reduce food intake. In one embodiment, the methods and devices of the present invention include a small intestinal/duodenal insert comprising an elongated member with at least one flow reduction element that can cause the stimulation of one or more biological signals of satiety.

The invention includes a protein rich, dry dietary supplement comprising a blend of legume protein, whey protein, egg white, calcium caseinate and powdered skim milk that is specifically formulated for weight control without the use of artificial appetite suppressants, but instead provides beneficial nutrients and supplements that naturally curb the appetite for specified periods of time. A preferred set of ingredients includes a protein blend combined with additional nutrients, vitamins, minerals and flavorings to enhance taste and further control the need for caloric intake. Various other preferred forms of the invention provide for implementation to allow for weight gain or weight maintenance of individuals desirous of the use of the beverage as a dietary supplement for those purposes.

The present invention relates to devices and methods of operating the devices that contribute to curbing appetite and/or reducing food intake. In some embodiments, the methods and devices of the present invention include as intestinal/duodenal insert comprising an elongated member with at least one flow reduction element that can cause the stimulation of one or more biological signals of satiety. Some embodiments of the inserted device are anchored at the duodenal site by an anchoring member residing in the stomach, other embodiments of the device are stabilized at a targeted site by appropriate dimensions of length as well as one or more angled portions of the device that correspond to angled portions of the targeted site in the dodenum. Embodiments of the device exert effects by virtue of physical presence, as well as by more active forms of intervention, including release of bioactive materials and electrical stimulation of neurons.

A semi-stationary balloon in the gastric antrum provided with an anchoring rod for inducing weight reduction in human beings is disclosed, a device for inducing a lesser appetite and early prandial satiety, said balloon being made of inflatable per-os medical grade silicone having a volume of up to 240 ml, with an average space of 120 ml to be filled with non-elastic fluid provided with radio-opaque contrast and dye, preferably methylene blue, so that the maximum diameter of 8 cm is reached after it is filled up with a volume of up to 240 ml and the average diameter of 6 cm with a volume of 120 ml, to be endoscopically placed inside the stomach (E); said intra-gastric balloon (1) being positioned in a semi-stationary way in the gastric antrum (GAC) and provided with an anchoring or duodenal rod (2) having a distal counter-weight (5) installed in the duodenum (D); particularly, the inner face of the pear-shaped medium portion of lesser diameter is coated with a malleable ribbon (f) that provides said balloon (1) with resistance and flexibility.

An apparatus for treating obesity comprises a volume filling device formed by at least two segments and is provided and following implantation, the device is placed resting against the stomach wall of the patient to reduce the inner volume of the stomach, thereby affecting the patients appetite.

The invention relates to the field of food, in particular to enteromorpha potato chips and a processing method thereof.The potato chips are full of seafood flavor, tasty in sour and sweet taste and slightly salty.The potato chips are golden matched with emerald green, and the color is very attractive and promotes appetite.The potato chips are unique in flavor, and have rich enteromorpha fresh flavor, and with the aromatic odor of orange juice, the potato chips can enable people to be full of energy and enhance appetite.Crisping of the potato chips is matched with flexibility of syrup, softness and hardness of the crisping sense are combined, and innovation and interest are added.The potato chips are safe and healthy, aginomoto and other hazardous substances are not added, and all indexes of enteromorpha powder conform to national safety standards.The potato chips are abundant in nutrition, and malnutrition, obesity and hazardous substance intake and other negative health problems caused when people eat a large number of potato chips are relieved.The potato chips have the healthcare function.

The invention discloses spicy coarse grain dried bean curd. The spicy coarse grain dried bean curd is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 90 to 100 parts of dried soybeans, 3 to 4 parts of oat, 3 to 4 parts of millet, 4 to 5 parts of sorghum, 4 to 5 parts of corns, 2 to 3 parts of mulberries, 2 to 3 parts of hawthorn, 2 to 3 parts of jujubes, 1 to 2 parts of calamus leaves, 1 to 2 parts of platycladus orientalis leaves, 2 to 3 parts of prepared rehmannia root, 1 to 2 parts of fructus amomi, 1 to 2 parts of rehmannia flower, 1 to 2 parts of loofah sponge, 2 to 3 parts of cassia bark, and 2 to 3 parts of rhodiola rosea. A variety of grains are added into the spicy coarse grain dried bean curd, so that a nutritionally balanced structure system is formed; a plurality of seasonings are added, so that the dried bean curd tastes spicy and is easily preferred by consumers; the healthcare components of a plurality of traditional Chinese medicines are added, so that the nutrition value of the dried bean curd is high; the finished dried bean curd is ready to eat, spicy, unique, rich in nutrients and chewy, has the effects of stimulating appetite, improving digestion, tonifying liver and kidney, tonifying spleen and stomach, cooling blood to stop bleeding, promoting the secretion of saliva or body fluid and lubricating intestines, and is the best healthcare food catering to the market and consumers.

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.

Disclosed are compositions for affecting weight loss comprising a first compound and a second compound, where the first compound is an antidiabetic and the second compound is a anticonvulsant. Also disclosed are methods of affecting weight loss, increasing energy expenditure, increasing satiety in an individual, or suppressing the appetite of an individual, comprising identifying an individual in need thereof and treating that individual with an antidiabetic and an anticonvulsant.

An additive for fowl's feed is prepared from more Chinese-medicinal materials, and can serve to improve immunity, promote appetite and absorption, and relieve inflammation. Its advantages are high effect and low cost.

The present invention discloses cool and refreshing and summer heat-relieving soybean milk. The soybean milk is characterized in that the soybean milk consists of the following raw materials in parts by weight: soya beans 100-120, mung beans 80-100, lotus seeds 20-30, fresh lily 10-20, Chinese water chestnuts 10-15, sugarcanes 10-15, fresh lotus leaves 20-30, honeysuckles 10-20, white chrysanthemum 5-10, liquorice roots 10-15, menthe 5-15 and a proper amount of water. Beans and fruits are added into the soybean milk so that the soybean milk can play a good summer heat-relieving effect with synergistic action, and the soybean milk is good in mouthfeel, rich in fragrance and rich in nutrition. In addition, cool and refreshing and summer heat-relieving traditional Chinese medicines are added into the soybean milk so that the soybean milk can help people to relieve thirst, general fever, loss of appetite and other discomfort symptoms.

The invention discloses weight losing meal-replacing powder. The weight losing meal-replacing powder consists of the following components in part by weight: 15 to 50 parts of protein substance, 20 to 60 parts of functional sugar, 13 to 30 parts of water-soluble grain dietary fiber, 1 to 20 parts of water-soluble fruit dietary fiber, 2 to 30 parts of water-soluble vegetable dietary fiber, 0.05 to 0.18 part of vitamin bag, 5 to 20 parts of mineral bag and 0.1 to 0.5 part of spice. The meal-replacing powder is a special product developed for obese people who are usually busy in life, take less exercise and have irregular diet. After being taken, the meal-replacing powder produces strong satiety, inhibits appetite, does not cause malnutrition, has smooth mouthfeel, and can replace lunch or supper.

Apparatus and methods for regulating the appetite of an individual suffering from morbid obesity, the apparatus including a plurality of stimulation electrodes arranged longitudinally on at least one electrode support shaft for insertion within the hypothalamus for outputting electrical discharges to specific sites within the hypothalamus. Each of the plurality of stimulation electrodes may be independently controlled. Electrical discharge of various frequencies transmitted from one or more of the plurality of stimulation electrodes, and delivered to a region of the hypothalamus that is involved with either stimulating or inhibiting appetite, may be used to regulate appetite in the individual. Alternatively, an individual's appetite may be regulated by the microinfusion from at least one microinfusion catheter of an appropriate quantity of a suitable drug to a distinct site or region within the hypothalamus.

The invention discloses a marine product meat sausage and a making method thereof. The marine product meat sausage is characterized by comprising the following raw materials proportioning by weight: 30-85 portions of marine product, 0-30 portions of edible meat, 10-30 portions of edible water, 1-12 portions of edible vegetable oil, 2-6 portions of soybean protein isolate, 0.5-1.6 portions of saltand 2.0-7.5 portions of starch; the marine product meat sausage is prepared according to the steps of raw material processing, twisting, chopping, stirring, filling, sterilizing and packaging. The invention is prepared by adopting the marine products (scallop muscle, oyster meat, sleeve-fish meat, salmon meat, shrimp meat, trepang, abalone, yellow croaker meat, hairtail meat, fish seeds, ling meat, waste fish meat and the like) or adding the edible meat (chicken, pork, mutton, beef and the like) as the main raw materials, has abundant and balanced nutrition, meets the requirement of a consumeron the marine products and increases the appetite, and the product has strong seafood taste and unique flavor, does not contain nitrite, is beneficial to health, is packaged in vacuum, has unique appearance and is ready to be enjoyed when a bag is opened.

The invention relates to devices that are stabilized at an intraluminal residence site in the gastrointestinal tract by their conformation, including dimensions of length and curvature. The device as a whole corresponds to the conformation of the residence site; more particularly, the curved or angled portions correspond to the curved or angled portions of the residence site and do not conform to an immediately proximal or distal site. In some embodiments, the conformationally stabilized device may effect a change in the residence site shape that contributes to stability of the device. Some embodiments are directed toward curbing appetite and/or reducing food intake, other embodiments may be directed toward other therapeutic ends. Some embodiments of the device are designed to reside wholly in the duodenum; others reside principally within the duodenum but extend proximally into the gastric antrum, while other embodiments are designed to reside elsewhere within the gastrointestinal tract.

An volume filling device for treatment of obesity is placed outside the stomach wall of the patient to reduce the inner volume of the stomach, thereby affecting the patient's appetite. By providing the volume filling device outside the stomach wall, contact with stomach acids is avoided, thereby increasing the life of the device.

Disclosed herein is a system to stimulate at least a part of the vestibular system of a patient to induce a sensation of anorexia to promote weight loss. The system can include a thermal element, a power source, a conduit, and a control unit configured to regulate the temperature of the thermal element, the duration in which the thermal element is applied, the duration in between thermal stimuli, and/or the number of stimulus cycles to promote a sensation of anorexia in a patient while avoiding or minimizing undesirable side effects such as nausea, vomiting, nystagmus, or vertigo. Methods of using the system are also disclosed.

Disclosed are compositions for affecting weight loss comprising a first compound and a second compound, where the first compound is a psychotherapeutic agent and the second compound is a anticonvulsant. Also disclosed are methods of affecting weight loss, increasing energy expenditure, increasing satiety in an individual, or suppressing the appetite of an individual, comprising identifying an individual in need thereof and treating that individual with a psychotherapeutic agent and an anticonvulsant.

The invention discloses a new Chinese medicinal composition for treating diseases of weakness of spleen and stomach and indigestion, and a preparation method thereof. The Chinese medicinal composition mainly comprises the following raw material medicaments: stir-fried medicated leaven, scorch-fried crataegus, stir-fried barley sprout, scorch-fried areca, chicken's gizzard-membrane, cassia bark, dried ginger, rhizoma corydalis, nutgrass galingale rhizome, costustoot, combined spicebush root, Indian buead, swordlike atractylodes rhizome, officinal magnolia bark, fortune eupatorium herb, fructus amomi, tsaoko amomum fruit, nutmeg, fresh membranous milkvetch root, pilose asiabell root, common yam rhizome, Chinese angelica, white paeony root, baical skullcap root, lightyellow sophora root, fresh rehmannia root, tree peony bark, combined spicebush root, anemarrhena asphodeloides bunge, Mongolian snakegourd root, common lophatherum herb, ash bark, bunge cherry seed, fructus cannabis and rhubarb. The Chinese medicinal composition can be prepared into any common oral preparation by a general method for preparing a Chinese medicinal preparation. The Chinese medicinal composition can obviously improve symptoms of the weakness of spleen and the indigestion, obviously improves stomach duct dull pain, glomus and fullness, and abdominal distension, obviously improves appetite, improves diet amount, and has exact clinical curative effect, obvious curative effect and quick response. The Chinese medicinal composition basically combines medicinal and edible medicaments specified in national pharmacopoeia, so the Chinese medicinal composition has the advantages of low cost, basically no toxic or side effects and the like.

The invention discloses a medlar and red date enzyme and a preparation method thereof, which belong to the technical field of enzyme preparation. Multi-strain composite fungi powder is adopted as a leavening agent; the medlar and the red date are adopted as main raw materials; dietary fiber, pectin hydrolyzate, seasoner extracting liquor, Chinese herbal medicine extracting liquor, enzyme stabilizer and other multifunctional auxiliary raw materials are scientifically compounded and modified; low-temperature processing technology such as ultrasonic cleaning, cryogenic grinding, microwave-assisted high-voltage pulse electric field processing and ultrasonic ripening are mainly adopted in the whole process, so that the natural colors, the flavor, the taste and the content of the active materials of the medlar and the red date are maintained furthest, the biological stability, the non-biological stability and the biological activity of the medlar and red date enzyme are obviously enhanced, the introduction of chemical addition agent is reduced, and the juicing rate of the medlar and the red date as well as the food safety of the enzyme are improved. Finally, the medlar and red date enzyme with high biological activity, strong stability, strong taste, flavor and appetite, long expiration date and edible safety is prepared.