MUMBAI, India, Sept. 22 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617076360 A) filed by Universitat Pompeu Fabra Upf on June 19, 2026, for Microbiota Signature To Detect Food Addiction And Treatment Thereof.
Inventors include Maldonado Lpez, Rafael; Martn Garca, Elena; Samulenaite, Solveiga; Burokas, Aurelijus; Fernndez Real, Jos Manuel; and Mayneris, Jordi.
The application for the patent was published on September 18, 2026, under issue no. 38/2026.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a combined preparation of rhamnose and lactulose for use in the treatment and/or prevention of food addiction in a subject and a microbiota signature to detect food addiction the comprises detecting the levels of bacteria from Enterorhabdus, Lachnospiracceae, Allobaculum, Blautia, Anaeroplasma and Gastranaerophilales from a biological sample.
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