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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2016
Applicant:
Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc., Topeka, KS (US);
Inventors:
Ryan Michael Yamka, Succasunna, NJ (US);
Kim Gene Friesen, Carthage, IN (US);
Assignee:
Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K 20/142 (2016.01); A23K 20/105 (2016.01); A23K 20/147 (2016.01); A23K 20/20 (2016.01); A23K 50/40 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K 20/142 (2016.05); A23K 20/105 (2016.05); A23K 20/147 (2016.05); A23K 20/30 (2016.05); A23K 50/40 (2016.05); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Compositions are provided comprising a balance between lysine and essential amino acids and metabolizable energy. The compositions are useful in methods to prevent or treat obesity in an animal without concomitant loss of lean muscle mass. The compositions may also be used in methods to preserve or to cause a gain in lean muscle mass in an animal in need thereof.