7. INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Intangible assets consist
SUGARDOWN technology and provisional patents	$ 900,000	$ 900,000	$ 900,000
Less accumulated amortization	(187,500)	(139,286)	(75,000)
Intangible assets, net	$ 712,500	$ 760,714	$ 825,000

Accumulated amount of amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (a)(1)

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