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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2004
Bonnie Chandler Abbruzzese, Dublin, OH (US);
Mark Anthony Mccamish, Worthington, OH (US);
Frederick Oliver Cope, Worthington, OH (US);
Stephen Joseph Demichele, Dublin, OH (US);
Bonnie Chandler Abbruzzese, Dublin, OH (US);
Mark Anthony McCamish, Worthington, OH (US);
Frederick Oliver Cope, Worthington, OH (US);
Stephen Joseph DeMichele, Dublin, OH (US);
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods and nutritional compositions for the prevention and treatment of cachexia and anorexia. The methods of the invention comprise administering a composition comprising effective amounts of ω-3 fatty acids such as alpha-linolenic acid, stearidonic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, docosapentaenoic acid, docosahexaenoic acid or mixtures thereof; of branched-chain amino acids valine, leucine, isoleucine or mixtures thereof; with or without reduced levels of tryptophan and 5-hydroxytryptophan; and of antioxidant system selected from the group comprising beta-carotene, vitamin C, vitamin E, selenium, or mixtures thereof.