Composition comprising plant and/or fish oils and non-oxidizable fatty acid entities

Abstract

The present invention concerns a composition prepared from a combination of plant oil and/or fish oil and a compound comprising non. β-oxidizable fatty acid analogues, and the use of said composition for the preparation of a pharmaceutical or nutritional composition for the prevention and/or treatment of insulin resistance, obesity, diabetes, fatty liver, hypercholesterolemia, dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, thrombosis, stenosis, secondary stenosis, myocardial infarction, stroke, elevated blood pressure, endothelial dysfunction, procoagulant state, polycystic ovary syndrome, the metabolic syndrome, cancer, inflammatory disorders and proliferate skin disorders. The present invention also concerns an animal feed prepared from a combination of plant oil and/or fish oil and a compound comprising non β-oxidizable fatty acid analogues, the use of said feed for improving the body composition of an animal, and a product produced from said animal.

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         48 . A method of improving the body composition of a subject comprising the administration of a pharmaceutical or nutritional composition comprising a combination of tetradecylthioacetic acid or a salt thereof and fish oil under conditions that the body composition of said subject is improved. 
     
     
         49 . Method according to  claim 48 , where the compositions comprise a daily dosage of said tetradecylthioacetic acid or a salt thereof of from about 1-2000 mg. 
     
     
         50 . Method of  claim 48 , wherein said tetradecylthioacetic acid is provided as a phospholipid. 
     
     
         51 . Method of  claim 48 , wherein said tetradecylthioacetic acid is provided as a triglyceride. 
     
     
         52 . Method of  claim 48 , wherein said fish oil comprises omega-3 fatty acids or derivatives thereof.