Use of leptin in the treatment of alterations in food habits

• Main Authors: PRIEGO CUADRA TERESA, PALOU OLIVER ANDREU, OLIVER VARA PAULA, PALOU MARCH MARIONA, SANCHEZ ROIG JUANA, PICO SEGURA CATALINA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: 01.05.2009
• Subjects: DAIRY PRODUCTS, e.g. MILK, BUTTER, CHEESE; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MAKING THEREOF; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; MILK OR CHEESE SUBSTITUTES; 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 present invention is addressed to the use of leptin, a fragment thereof or a mimetic compound of leptin action, in the production of a preparation for consumption to administer to lactating mammals, in particular humans, for the treatment and/or prevention of alterations in food habits, in particular, to treat and/or prevent the acquisition of undesirable food preferences, to regulate appetite, and other related disorders as a consequence of alterations in leptin sensitivity. Uso de leptina en el tratamiento de alteraciones en los hábitos alimentarios. La presente invención se dirige al uso de leptina, un fragmento de la misma o un compuesto mimético de la acción de la leptina, en la elaboración de un preparado ingerible para mamíferos lactantes, en particular humanos, para el tratamiento y/o la prevención de alteraciones en los hábitos alimentarios, en particular, para tratar y/o prevenir la adquisición de preferencias alimentarias indeseables, para regular el apetito, y otros desórdenes relacionados como consecuencia de alteraciones en la sensibilidad a la leptina.