Abstract: Methods, pharmaceutical, dietary supplement, and nutraceutical compositions, and compounds for reducing body weight, modulating body lipid metabolism, and reducing food intake in mammals are provided. The compounds of the invention include fatty acid ethanolamide compounds, homologues and analogs of which the prototype is the endogenous fatty acid ethanolamide, oleoylethanolamide.

Abstract: The invention provides methods and pharmaceutical compositions for administering a PPAR? agonist (e.g., OEA-like agonist, OEA-like compound), an OEA-like appetite reducing compound, or a FAAH inhibitor and a CB1 cannabinoid receptor antagonist to a subject in order to reduce the consumption or ingestion of food, ethanol or other appetizing substances as well as in treating appetency disorders related to the excess consumption of food, ethanol, and other appetizing substances. The combination therapy can also be useful for reducing body fat or body weight and modulating lipid metabolism.