BUT WILL ANYONE MARKET IT IF IT’S NOT PATENTABLE? Natural Compound Found in Olives Found To Reduce Blood Sugar Levels and Promote Weight Loss. “The researchers found that after just one week, obese mice with diabetes that were given oral elenolic acid weighed significantly less and showed better blood sugar (glucose) regulation than before treatment and compared to control obese mice not receiving elenolic acid. The glucose-lowering effect was comparable with that of the injectable diabetic medication liraglutide and better than metformin, one of the most common oral medicines for type 2 diabetes.”