Nutritional blend of omega 3 fatty acids, branched chain amino acids and antioxidants for treating cachexia

Nutritional compositions for the prevention and treatment of cachexia include 1000mg per litre of 'omega'-3 fatty acids such as alpha-linolenic acid, stearidonic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, docosapentaenoic acid, docosahexaenoic acid or mixtures thereof; at least 50 gm per litre of a sour...

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Hauptverfasser:	ABBRUZZESE, BONNIE CHANDLER, DEMICHELE, STEPHEN JOSEPH, COPE, FREDERICK OLIVER, MCCAMISH, MARK ANTHONY
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
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Zusammenfassung:	Nutritional compositions for the prevention and treatment of cachexia include 1000mg per litre of 'omega'-3 fatty acids such as alpha-linolenic acid, stearidonic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, docosapentaenoic acid, docosahexaenoic acid or mixtures thereof; at least 50 gm per litre of a source of amino nitrogen, 15% to 50% by weight of these being branched-chain amino acids such asvaline, leucine, isoleucine or mixtures thereof, tryptophan being less than 5% by weight of the total amino-nitrogen; and at least 1 gm per litre of an antioxidant system comprising beta-carotene, vitamin C, vitamin E, and selenium.