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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2020
Applicant:
Metabolic Technologies, Inc., Ames, IA (US);
Inventors:
John Rathmacher, Story City, IA (US);
John Fuller, Jr., Zearing, IA (US);
Shawn Baier, Polk City, IA (US);
Steve Nissen, Ames, IA (US);
Naji Abumrad, Nashville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Metabolic Technologies, LLC, Missoula, MT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/59 (2006.01); A61K 31/19 (2006.01); A23K 20/00 (2016.01); A23K 20/174 (2016.01); A23L 33/00 (2016.01); A23L 33/10 (2016.01); A23L 33/15 (2016.01); A23L 33/155 (2016.01); A23L 33/175 (2016.01); A61K 31/593 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/59 (2013.01); A23K 20/00 (2016.05); A23K 20/174 (2016.05); A23L 33/10 (2016.08); A23L 33/15 (2016.08); A23L 33/155 (2016.08); A23L 33/175 (2016.08); A23L 33/30 (2016.08); A61K 31/19 (2013.01); A61K 31/593 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a composition comprising HMB and Vitamin D. Methods of administering HMB and Vitamin D to an animal are also described. Vitamin D and HMB are administered to increase muscle mass, strength, and functionality. The combination of Vitamin D and HMB together has a synergistic effect, which results in a surprising and unexpected level of improvement in muscle mass, strength and functionality.