COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR BODY WEIGHT MANAGEMENT

摘要

The present invention is for compositions and methods for managing the body weight of a subject using said compositions. Weight management, particularly weight gain and loss, is effectuated by producing a sensation of satiety in said subjects. The method of managing body weight includes administering the composition prior to food consumption, concurrent with food consumption, as replacement for food consumption and combinations thereof. The oral composition comprises satiety agents selected from the group consisting of long chain fatty/acids, their non-glyceryl esters, hydrolyzable in the presence of gastro-intestinal enzymes, and mixtures thereof wherein said satiety agent releases in the stomach.