Dietary supplements containing extracts of aronia and method of using same to promote weight loss
A dietary supplement composition comprising aronia extract containing at least 20% anthocyanins by dry weight. The aronia extract is derived from the aronia melanocarpa plant. The aronia extract comprises approximately 10%-30% of the dry weight of the composition. A vitamin, weight loss agent, or antioxidant is provided in the composition. The dietary supplement composition is administered orally to promote weight loss.
1. A method of promoting weight loss in an animal in need thereof comprising:
administering to said animal a dosage of a composition comprising an aronia melanocarpa extract, the aronia melanocarpa extract containing at least 10% anthocyanins by dry weight, and wherein the dosage of the aronia melanocarpa extract is provided in a range from 1 mg to 1000 mg per dosage unit, wherein said administering is for a period of at least four weeks.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dosage unit is provided in a range from 800 mg to 1,800 mg.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition is administered in powdered form.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition is administered in tablet form.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition is administered in liquid form as a suspension.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the anthocyanins include cyanadin-3-galactose.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition is administered at least once a day.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein said extract is provided in a range from 100 mg to 300 mg per dosage unit.
9. A method of promoting weight loss in an animal in need thereof comprising:
administering to the animal a dosage of a composition comprising an aronia melanocarpa extract, the aronia melanocarpa extract containing at least 10% anthocyanins by dry weight; the composition further including green tea.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the green tea is provided at 300 mg per dosage unit.
11. The method of claim 10 , where the green tea contains at least 25% epigallocatechin gallate (egcg) by dry weight.
12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the dosage unit is provided in a range from 800 mg to 1,800 mg.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the composition further includes cinnamon.
14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the aronia melanocarpa extract is provided in a range from 200 mg to 300 mg per dosage unit.
15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the composition is administered at least once a day.
16. The method of claim 9 , wherein the composition is administered in powdered form.
17. The method of claim 9 , wherein the composition is administered in liquid form as a suspension.
18. The method of claim 12 , wherein the composition further includes raspberry ketone.
19. The method of claim 12 , wherein the composition further includes citrus aurantium.
20. The method of claim 12 , wherein the composition further includes white tea.