2 results about "APPETITE SUPPRESSANTS" patented technology

The invention provides a process for preparing a plasticised superporous hydrogel material comprising subjecting initial hydrogel material to treatment with an acidic solution, an optional treatment with a monovalent metal salt solution, freeze drying and plasticisation. Optionally, the process of the invention produces moulded plasticised superporous hydrogel material bodies that have one or more through-holes formed therein. The plasticised superporous hydrogel material of the present invention may be formulated as a suitable oral dosage form for use an appetite suppressant and for use to deliver a pharmaceutical and / or nutraceutical into a human or animal body.

Disclosed herein is the use of N6-benzylaminopurine (BAP) as an appetite suppressant in animals including humans. The results of studies demonstrate the use of BAP as an appetite suppressant in animals, and the use of this common agricultural supplement for plant growth can be used to help to alleviate the ever-growing obesity pandemic afflicting modern society.