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EP0336960A4 - Detoxifying food supplement. - Google Patents (opens in a new tab)

EP0336960A4 - Detoxifying food supplement. · 2000-01-01

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  • Cited as backgroundpresented as earlier work

    Effect of Fructose on Alcohol Concentrations in the Blood of Man

  • Cited as backgroundpresented as earlier work

    Effect on Performance of Reducing Blood-Alcohol with Oral Fructose

  • Cited as backgroundpresented as earlier work

    Intravenous Fructose Treatment of Acute Alcohol Intoxication

  • Cited as backgroundpresented as earlier work

    Activation of Ethanol Metabolism in Humans by Fructose: Importance of Experimental Design

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Claim 1 of 5Not checkedThe invention is a food supplement that has the effect of ameliorating the effects of the ingestion of alcoholic beverages.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 5Not checkedThe patent says the supplement can detoxify alcohol in the stomach and blood in thirty minutes or less and restore normal motor and sensory functions in seconds after being ingested.View evidenceHide evidence

As statedthirty minutes or less; seconds

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Claim 3 of 5Not checkedThe core formulation is described as one or more pure sugars combined with one or more amino acids, with preferred ranges given for both ingredients.View evidenceHide evidence

As stated2.5 to 6 grams of sugar; at least 480 milligrams of amino acid

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Claim 4 of 5Not checkedThe text says acetylsalicylic acid may accelerate alcohol metabolism, and citric acid is presented as an alternative potentiator.View evidenceHide evidence

As statedthree to six grains of acetylsalicylic acid for each 2.5 to 3 grams of sugar; about one tenth gram of citric acid for each gram of sugar

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Claim 5 of 5Not checkedThe patent cites prior studies and papers on fructose and alcohol metabolism, including work in JAMA, The Lancet, and other journals.View evidenceHide evidence

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Thomas Moffet (1553-1604) Physician and Author

JAMA: the Journal of the American Medical Association · 1970 · Crossref

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