Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid food composition which is generally gluten and lactose free, and its use for treating and preventing metabolic diseases.

Abstract: Method for orally administrating a subject a food composition product, referred to as “Preload Meal,” before administering a main meal to the subject. The food composition product includes nutrients that stimulate the release of incretins in the subject prior to administration of the main meal, increasing satiety, lowering total energy intake from both the food composition product and the main meal, and contributing to a biological control of a post prandial blood sugar level and a post prandial insulin level in the subject.

Abstract: A system and method for collaborative peer-to-peer fund transfer that allows the transfer of funds without requiring a bank account. The present invention uses existing infrastructure to allow senders to initiate fund transfer to designated recipients. The system receives a transfer request from a sender via an SMS Gateway, retail kiosk, web interface, or bank transfer, and processes a transaction. The system communicates a unique code for confirmation to the designated recipient, who can use the unique code to redeem the transferred funds. The transferred funds are then associated with a prepaid card, debit card, or gift card, or disbursed in cash form.

Abstract: A protective overboot for wear over the footwear of a user includes a sole member of a one piece construction including shaped toe and heel portions each including overlapping flaps welded together along a central weld line. A tubular body portion joined to the sole member is of a height so as to cover at least a lower leg area of a wearer. A first retainer string or lace is affixed to a lower part of the body portion in the vicinity of the ankle of a wearer and, in use, surrounds that lower part. A first buckle is releasably secured to the retainer string so as to be slidable therealong and to be releasably fixed in position thereon to thereby enable tightening down of the first buckle against the body portion.