Compositions and methods for reducing or preventing obesity
View Patent ↗Compositions useful for weight management in an animal are disclosed. The compositions comprise one or more isoflavones or isoflavone metabolites, and in some embodiments include conjugated linoleic acid, and/or L-carnitine. Also disclosed are methods useful for weight management in an animal utilizing compositions comprising one or more isoflavones, conjugated linoleic acid, and/or L-carnitine. Preferably, the compositions and methods employ a combination of one or more isoflavones, or a combination of one or more isoflavones in conjunction with conjugated linoleic acid, and L-carnitine.
1. A pet food comprising a combination of L-carnitine, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and at least one isoflavone or metabolite thereof, formulated to provide a daily dose of about 50-5,000 mg L-carnitine, about 50-8,000 mg CLA and about 5-5,000 mg isoflavone or metabolite thereof, wherein the pet food is a complete and balanced calorie-restricted diet wherein the pet food reduces body fat while maintaining or increasing lean body mass.
2. The pet food of claim 1 , wherein the isoflavones include one or more of: daidzein, genistein, glycitein, biochanin A, formononetin, natural glycoside, isoflavone metabolite, and chemically-synthesized isoflavone.
3. The pet food of claim 1 , wherein the isoflavones are soy isoflavones or metabolites thereof.
4. The pet food of claim 3 , wherein the soy isoflavone metabolites include equol.
5. The pet food of claim 1 , which is a dog food or a cat food.
6. The pet food of claim 1 , which is a moist, semi-moist or dry formulation.