Weight Loss Related Inventions

PERSONAL COACHING SYSTEM FOR CLIENTS WITH ONGOING CONCERNS SUCH AS WEIGHT LOSS - US7376700

The invention features a method for coaching a plurality of clients, involving providing multiple coaches and assigning a personal coach to each client. Information is received from each client particular to an ongoing concern of the client, e.g., weight loss, and, based on that information, the coach devises a set of recommendations that are transmitted to the client, starting the coaching relationship.

METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TREATING OBESITY AND GERD BY INTUSSUSCEPTING A PORTION OF STOMACH TISSUE - WO2008054617

Described here are devices and methods for intussuscepting a portion of stomach tissue. Typically the intussusception is created at a position near, but distal to the gastroesophageal junction, and a pouch (1000) capable of storing a volume (from about 0 cc up to abou 100 cc) is created proximal the intussuscepted tissue (1002). In this way, the amount of food that maybe ingested is reduced, helping to ameliorate GERD symptoms, and aiding in weight loss efforts Some of the devices described here include an expandable member and at least one suction inlet. In these devices, the expandable member is expanded to create a proximal cavity into which the stomach tissue is pulled (e.g., using suction), thereby creating the intussusception.

METHODS FOR ADMINISTERING WEIGHT LOSS MEDICATIONS - WO2008060964

Methods and systems for administration of pharmaceuticals using a unit dosage package that includes a first unit dosage that has a first drug and a second drug, a second unit dosage that has the first drug and the second drug, where the second unit dosage includes a different amount of the second drug than the first unit dosage and a unit dosage package is configured to hold the first unit dosage and the second unit dosage. In preferred embodiments the methods and systems are used for administration of weight loss medications.

METHODS OF PRODUCING WEIGHT LOSS AND TREATMENT OF OBESITY - US6191117

Methods are disclosed for the acute and chronic treatment of obesity using drugs whose mechanism includes the interaction and antagonism of the kainate/AMPA receptor. Methods are disclosed for employing the drug topiramate (topomax) as monotherapy or in combination therapy with lamotrigene, valproic acid, valproic acid and carbamezepine combination, or felbamate (felbatol).

DIET FORMULA FOR WEIGHT LOSS - TW283580B

Ingredients for weight loss are provided to apply hydrocitric acid (HCA) to help digest food and inhibit appetite, and also inhibit fat synthesis for in vivo metabolism. This will effectively reduce the concentration of triglycerides in vivo to have a reduction in the carbohydrate intake coupled with appropriate Gymnemic acid derived from Gymnema Sylvestre and applies zhishi (the Chinese citrus products), contains herbs with some flavonoids, to increase metabolic heat. This drug works by means of eliminating fat ingested to achieve successful weight loss and/or help to eliminate obesity.

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