METHOD FOR MODIFYING FEEDING BEHAVIOR

• Main Authors: BOWERSOX, STEPHEN, SCOTT, BITNER, ROBERT, SCOTT, ELLIOTT, GLEN, RAYMOND, GADBOIS, THERESA, MARION, BARCHAS, JACK, DAVID
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 05.04.1990
• Edition: 4
• Subjects: HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES

Immediate and long term reduction in food intake is achieved by administering 1,2,3,4-tetra-hydro-beta-carboline (THBC) at dosages below 25 mg/Kg/day. At lower dosages, THBC alters macro-nutrient preferences, and is thus useful for reducing substance craving behavior, for example the carbohydrate cr...