Nutritional supplement

• US 20040120983A1
• Filed: 12/23/2002
• Published: 06/24/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Philip Connolly
• Original Assignee: Philip Connolly
• Inventors: Connolly, Philip
• Application Number:
  US10/326,946
• Publication Number:
  US 20040120983A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 424/439
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 29/30 containing carbohydrate syrups; containing sugars; containing sugar alcohols, e.g. xylitol; containing starch hydrolysates, e.g. dextrin products from apiculture A23L21/20; artificial sweetening agents A23L27/30
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/125 containing carbohydrate syrups; containing sugars; containing sugar alcohols; containing starch hydrolysates indigestible substances A23L33/21
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/175 Amino acids
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2002/00 Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/0606 Arginine
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/061 Aspartic acid
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/0616 Cysteine
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/062 Glutamine
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/0622 Glycine
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/0628 Leucine
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/0644 Taurine
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/306 Creatine
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/60 Sugars, e.g. mono-, di-, tri-, tetra-saccharides
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/7052 Vitamin B6
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 2300/00 Mixtures or combinations of active ingredients, wherein at least one active ingredient is fully defined in groups A61K31/00 - A61K41/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/00 Medicinal preparations containing organic active ingredients
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/4415 Pyridoxine, i.e. Vitamin B6 pyridoxal phosphate A61K31/675
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 45/06 Mixtures of active ingredients without chemical characterisation, e.g. antiphlogistics and cardiaca

Abstract

A nutritional supplement for sports nutrition and also as a general population dietary supplement for aging people is provided. The nutritional supplement is a combination of a high glycemic sugar or carbohydrate, vitamin B6, electrolytic minerals, and amino acids some of which have neuromodulating properties and some of which are muscle cell volumizers. The amino acids included in the nutritional supplement include the amino acids include glutamine, taurine, creatine, cysteine, glycine, leucine, and arginine. The amino acids having neuromodulating properties is chosen from the group consisting of glutamine, taurine, glycine, and cysteine, and combinations thereof. The amino acids having cell volumizing properties is chosen from the group consisting of creatine, taurine, and glycine, and combinations thereof. The combination of the ingredients has a synergistic effect of increasing muscle mass, increasing physical abilities (strength, stamina, and endurance), and decreasing body fat.

Claims

1. A nutritional supplement comprising a source of high glycemic sugar and/or carbohydrate, a source of vitamin B6, and a source of amino acids;

the source of amino acids including amino acids having neuromodulating properties and muscle cell volumizing properties.

2. The nutritional supplement of claim 1 further including electrolytic sodium and potassium.

3. The nutritional supplement of claim 1 further including a source of citrate ions.

4. The nutritional supplement of claim 3 wherein the source of citrate ions is chosen from the group consisting of citric acid, sodium citrate and combinations thereof.

5. The nutritional supplement of claim 1 wherein the source of high glycemic sugar and/or carbohydrate is chosen from the group consisting of sucrose, glucose, dextrose, fructose, complex carbohydrates, and combinations thereof.

6. The nutritional supplement of claim 5 wherein the complex carbohydrate is chosen from the group consisting of white flour, potato starch, rice starch, and combinations thereof.

7. The nutritional supplement of claim 1 wherein the amino acids include glutamine, taurine, creatine, cysteine, glycine, leucine, and arginine.

8. The nutritional supplement of claim 7 wherein the amino acids having neuromodulating properties is chosen from the group consisting of glutamine, taurine, glycine, and cysteine, and combinations thereof;

and the amino acids having cell volumizing properties is chosen from the group consisting of creatine, taurine, and glycine, and combinations thereof.

9. The nutritional supplement of claim 7 wherein the creatine is chosen from the group consisting of N-acetyl-creatine, creatine phosphate, creatine citrate, creatine glycerol phosphate, and combinations thereof.

10. The nutritional supplement of claim 9 wherein the creatine is included in the supplement in an amount to provide about 5 gm of creatine per dose of the nutritional supplement.

11. The nutritional supplement of claim 7 wherein the glutamine is chose from the group consisting of L-glutamine, peptide bonded glutamine, and combinations thereof.

12. The nutritional supplement of claim 7 wherein the glycine is chosen from the group consisting of L-glycine, peptide bonded glycine, and combinations thereof.

13. The nutritional supplement of claim 7 wherein the cysteine is chosen from the group consisting of L-cysteine, N-acetyl-cysteine, and combinations thereof.

14. The nutritional supplement of claim 1 wherein vitamin B6 is chosen from the group consisting of pyridoxine, pyridoxal, pyridoxamine, and combinations thereof.

15. The nutritional supplement of claim 1 wherein the nutritional supplement is blended such that a single serving of the supplement comprises about 23 grams of high glycemic carbohydrate, about 6.66 grams of peptide bonded glutamine, about 5 grams of creatine, about 3 grams of glycine, about 1 gram of taurine, about 1 gram of leucine, about 0.5 grams of cysteine, about 100 mg of arginine, about 60 mg potassium, about 50 mg sodium, and about 200% of the USRDA for Vitamin B6.

16. The nutritional supplement of claim 15 wherein the pH of the total blend when dispersed into 16 ounces of water is about 4.6.

17. A nutritional supplement comprising a source of glucose, a source of glutamine, a source of creatine, a source of glycine, a source of taurine, a source of leucine, a source of cysteine, a source of arginine, a source of citrate, a source of sodium chloride, a source of potassium chloride, and a source of vitamin 6.

18. The nutritional supplement of claim 17 wherein the nutritional supplement is blended such that a single serving of the supplement comprises about 23 grams of high glycemic carbohydrate, about 6.66 grams of peptide bonded glutamine, about 5 grams of creatine, about 3 grams of glycine, about 1 gram of taurine, about 1 gram of leucine, about 0.5 grams of cysteine, about 100 mg of arginine, about 60 mg potassium, about 50 mg sodium, and about 200% of the USRDA for Vitamin B6.

19. The nutritional supplement of claim 18 wherein the pH of the total blend when dispersed into 16 ounces of water is about 4.6.

20. The nutritional supplement of claim 17 further including one or more of a flavoring agent, a sweetener and a coloring agent.

21. The nutritional supplement of claim 20 wherein the nutritional supplement comprises:

about 40% to about 65% glycemic carbohydrate or sugar;

about 10% to about 30% glutamine;

about 10% to about 30% creatine;

about 7.1% glycine;

about 2.4% taurine;

about 2.4% leucine;

about 1.2% cysteine;

about 0.2% arginine;

about 1.4% citrate;

about 0.2% sodium chloride;

about 0.2% potassium chloride;

about 0.01% to about 0.04% vitamin B6; and

about 2.4% flavor, sweetener, and color.

22. The nutritional supplement of claim 21 wherein the citrate comprises citric acid and sodium citrate;

the citric acid comprising about 0.7% of the nutritional supplement and the sodium citrate comprising about 0.7% of the nutritional supplement.