US4918102A
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Prevention and treatment of alcoholism by the use of dietary chromium
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-03-10
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Granted: 1990-04-17
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Expires: 2009-03-10
Abstract
Abstract Prevention of or therapeutically curing the disease of alcoholism comprises supplementing the diet with biologically available chromium, such as naturally occurring chelated chromium.
Inventors
- 👤 John P. Dobbins
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 16:04
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K31/00; A61K31/28; A61K33/00; A61K33/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
72 words
The method of treating the disease of alcoholism which comprises the step of supplementing the diet with chromium in the form of chromium picolinate, by orally administering initially 1 milligram of chromium daily for at least 20 days in order to bring the blood glucose to normal or substantially normal level followed by administering a daily average amount between about 100 and 250 micrograms of said chromium in form of chromium picolinate.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
72 words
The method of treating the disease of alcoholism which comprises the step of supplementing the diet with chromium in the form of chromium picolinate, by orally administering initially 1 milligram of chromium daily for at least 20 days in order to bring the blood glucose to normal or substantially normal level followed by administering a daily average amount between about 100 and 250 micrograms of said chromium in form of chromium picolinate.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
33 words
The method of treating the disease of alcoholism which comprises supplementing the diet with naturally occurring chromium picolinate, and in daily average amount between about 150 and 250 micrograms of said chromium picolinate.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
33 words
The method of treating the disease of alcoholism which comprises supplementing the diet with naturally occurring chromium picolinate, and in daily average amount between about 150 and 250 micrograms of said chromium picolinate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said chelated chromium is chromium picolinate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said chelated chromium has the formula ##STR2##
Claim 7
Independent Claim
71 words
The method of treating the disease of alcoholism by supplementing the diet with naturally occurring but synthetically produced nutrient chromium picolinate in the form of tablets or capsules, said supplementing being carried out by administering a daily average amount of between about 150 and 250 micrograms of chromium in the form of chromium picolinate over a period of days until the blood glucose level is brought to normal or substantially normal.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
71 words
The method of treating the disease of alcoholism by supplementing the diet with naturally occurring but synthetically produced nutrient chromium picolinate in the form of tablets or capsules, said supplementing being carried out by administering a daily average amount of between about 150 and 250 micrograms of chromium in the form of chromium picolinate over a period of days until the blood glucose level is brought to normal or substantially normal.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
47 words
The method of treating acute hypochromism parenterally, not through the alimentary canal, by injecting an aqueous solution of chromium in the form of chromium picolinate into body tissue, and in daily average amount between about 150 and 250 micrograms of chromium in the form of chromium picolinate.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
47 words
The method of treating acute hypochromism parenterally, not through the alimentary canal, by injecting an aqueous solution of chromium in the form of chromium picolinate into body tissue, and in daily average amount between about 150 and 250 micrograms of chromium in the form of chromium picolinate.
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