USE OF LEPTIN FOR THE PREVENTION OF EXCESS BODY WEIGHT AND COMPOSITION CONTAINING LEPTIN

摘要

The invention relates to the use of leptin in the preparation of an ingestible composition for children from nursing infants to adolescents, comprising leptin at a concentration greater than 50 ng/kg for the prevention of excess weight and/or the complications associated therewith. The invention comprises the use of a fully or partially hydrolyzed recombinant leptin. Said ingestible composition is a supplement for developmental nutrition, contains between 0.1 and 30 micrograms/liter leptin, provides a daily dose of leptin of more than 25 ng and can take the form o a solid, i.e, a tablet, capsule or reconstitutable powder, or a liquid, i.e., a syrup or drink.