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Article: United States patent granted for Irvingia.(IN THE NEWS)(Life Extension)(Irvingia gabonensis )(Brief article)
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- Life Extension
- Article date:
- August 1, 2009
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On May 26, 2009, the US Patent and Trademark Office formally granted a patent on the Irvingia gabonensis extract that Life Extension introduced in November 2008. This plant extract has shown significant weight loss and lipid control in human clinical trials. (1,2)
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Some claims granted in this newly issued patent include: preventing Syndrome X (a common metabolic disorder that includes abdominal obesity); reducing triglycerides, total cholesterol, and LDL; increasing HDL; and lowering blood pressure, body mass index, and the percentage of stored body fat. Irvingia was also awarded patent protection based on its ability to control the ...