MULTI-VITAMIN AND MINERAL NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS

• Main Authors: SUTTON, BRUCE W, POXON, SCOTT W, COTTER, RICHARD, WALTERS, DENISE L, HERMAN, PAUL W, WILLIAMS, MICHAEL G, WITTENBERG, NEIL, MOREINES, JUDITH, BUBNIS, WILLIAM A, VERNON, JEFFREY V
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 04.06.2019
• Subjects: FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

The invention provides a nutritional supplement which includes micronutrients to facilitate reduction of cholesterol, and/or reduction of homoystein and/or reduction of low--density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) oxidation in humans. In one embodiment the supplement is a multi-vitamin, a mineral supplement which includes at least one component known to reduce cholesterol. The invention further provides a method for tableting one fourth to one half of the daily effective dosage of a phytosterol containing nutritional supplement in a practical sized tablet and a method for reducing blood cholesterol in humans. Linvention concerne un complément nutritionnel comprenant des micronutriments pour faciliter la réduction du cholestérol et/ou la réduction de lhomoystein et/ou la réduction de loxydation de lipoprotéine cholestérol (LDL-C) de basse densité chez les humains. Dans un mode de réalisation, le supplément est une multivitamine, un supplément minéral qui comprend au moins un composant connu pour réduire le cholestérol. Linvention concerne en outre un procédé permettant de compacter un quart à la moitié de la dose quotidienne efficace dun supplément nutritionnel contenant du phytostérol dans un comprimé au format pratique, ainsi quun procédé de réduction du cholestérol sanguin chez les humains.