Substances having body mass redistribution properties
There is provided a method for altering the distribution of body mass by altering the distribution of body mass by decreasing overall percentage fat and/or increasing the proportion of lean mass to fat mass comprising administering to a subject one or more compounds having the ability to alter body mass composition and/or ACE inhibiting activity or a physiologically acceptable derivative or prodrug thereof.
1. A method for altering the distribution of body mass of a subject by decreasing overall percentage fat, the method comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a polyphenol-containing extract of molasses.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the extract has a high antioxidant activity.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the effective amount is 1 to 2% by weight of total food consumed.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the effective amount for a human is 2 to 20 g/day.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the subject is a human.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the human is afflicted with a disease selected from the group consisting of cachexia, diabetes, cancer, Alzheimers, bulimia nervosa, and anorexia.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the human is obese.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the extract is enriched in polyphenols, relative to the molasses from which it was extracted.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein overall percentage fat of the subject is decreased by increasing the lean mass of the subject.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein overall percentage fat of the subject is decreased by decreasing the fat mass of the subject.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the extract is combined with sucrose to form a mixture comprising at least 99% by weight sucrose prior to administering the mixture to the subject.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the extract is administered to the subject in the form of a food comprising the mixture.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the food is a drink.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the extract is made by contacting a hydrophobic gel with molasses and eluting the extract therefrom using ethanol.