| abstract |
Use of one or more of the structures having the following formulae (I), (II) and (III) and all salts of these structures in the manufacture of a composition for use in a method of weight control in an animal is disclosed, wherein R is a sterol or stanol moiety, R2 is an ascorbic acid moiety and R3 is hydrogen or any metal, alkali earth metal or alkali metal; and wherein the sterol may be selected from the group consisting of sitosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol, brassicasterol, desmosterol, chalinosterol, poriferasterol, clionasterol, ergosterol, coprosterol, codisterol, isofucosterol, fucosterol, clerosterol, nervisterol, lathosterol, stellasterol, spinasterol, chondrillasterol, peposterol, avenasterol, isoavenasterol, fecosterol, pollinastasterol and cholesterol; and wherein the stanol is selected from the group consisting of all saturated or hydrogenated sterols such as sitostanol. |