Method and test strips for the measurement of fat loss during weight loss programs
US6762035B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 4, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/97
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for monitoring the progress of fat loss in a patient during a weight loss program which comprises, contacting a body fluid sample from said patient with a solid test strip to provide a color indication of the presence in said body fluid of &bgr;-hydroxybutyrate, optionally together with acetoacetate and/or acetone.
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