Effect of a Novel Nutraceutical on Weight Loss and Weight Maintenance in Obese Subjects

Inclusion Criteria:

- BMI ≥ 30 and ≤ 47

Exclusion Criteria:

- Prohibited medications, supplements or herbal products

1. Use of narcotics, oral or injectable corticosteroids, multivitamin/multimineral
supplements, antioxidant supplements, vitamin D supplements, probiotics and
omega-3 fatty acid supplements 30 days prior to screening and for the duration of
the study.

2. Use of prescription medications and/or nonprescription medications for acute
medical conditions, semi-acute medical conditions, and weight loss.

3. Change in prescription, OTC, nutritional supplements and or medical foods within
30 days prior to the beginning of the study and for the duration of the study.

- Medical history and concurrent diseases

1. Known allergy or hypersensitivity to study product or placebo.

2. Clinically significant abnormalities in medical history of physical examination.

3. Clinically relevant conditions expected to preclude achievement of exercise
recommendation.

4. Hepatic, renal, gastrointestinal, respiratory, cardiovascular, endocrinologic,
neurologic, immunologic, or hematologic disease.

5. Diabetes mellitus, irritable bowel syndrome, Gastro-esophageal reflux disease,
HIV, TB ,hepatitis B or C, malignancy, sleep apnea, insomnia (requiring use of
sleeping medication more than once weekly), night eating syndrome, Anorexia
nervosa, bulimia, of non-specific eating disorder, and serious psychiatric
illness.

6. Smoking or use of nicotine containing products within 30 days prior to screening
and for the duration of the study.

7. Use of drugs of abuse (e.g. marijuana, cocaine, PCP, and methamphetamine) within
30 days prior to screening and for the duration of the study.

- Other criteria

1. Initiation of a new or change of an existing exercise regiment within 30 days
prior to screening.

2. Initiation of a new or change of an existing food plan within 30 days prior to
screening.