Composition comprising .beta.-hydroxy-.beta.-methylbutyric acid and at least one amino acid and methods of use
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1. A composition comprising from about 0.5 g to about 30 g of β
- -hydroxy-β
-methylbutyric acid (HMB), wherein said from about 0.5 g to about 30 g is based on the weight of the calcium salt of HMB, from about 0.5 g to about 50 g of L-arginine, and from about 0.5 g to about 50 g of L-glutamine.
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The present invention provides a composition comprising HMB and at least one amino acid. The present invention also provides a method for the treatment of disease-associated wasting of an animal, a method for decreasing the serum-level of triglycerides of an animal, a method for decreasing the serum viral load of an animal, and a method for redistributing fat in an animal having a visceral region and a subcutaneous region. All methods comprise administering to the animal a composition comprising HMB and at least one amino acid.
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1. A composition comprising from about 0.5 g to about 30 g of β
- -hydroxy-β
-methylbutyric acid (HMB), wherein said from about 0.5 g to about 30 g is based on the weight of the calcium salt of HMB, from about 0.5 g to about 50 g of L-arginine, and from about 0.5 g to about 50 g of L-glutamine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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- 4. A method for the treatment of disease-associated wasting of an animal, which method comprises administering to said animal a composition comprising HMB and at least one amino acid in amounts sufficient to treat said disease-associated wasting, wherein, upon administration of the composition to the animal, said disease-associated wasting is treated.
- 23. A method for decreasing the serum-level of triglycerides of an animal, which method comprises administering to said animal a composition comprising HMB and at least one amino acid in amounts sufficient to decrease the serum-level of triglycerides of said animal, wherein, upon administration of the composition to the animal, the serum-level of triglycerides of said animal is decreased.
- 35. A method for decreasing the serum viral load of an animal, which method comprises administering to said animal a composition comprising HMB and at least one amino acid in amounts sufficient to decrease the serum viral load of said animal, wherein, upon administration of the composition to the animal, the serum viral load of said animal is decreased.
- 47. A method for redistributing fat in an animal having a visceral region and a subcutaneous region, which method comprises administering to said animal a composition comprising HMB and at least one amino acid in amounts sufficient to redistribute fat from the visceral region of said animal to the subcutaneous region of said animal, wherein, upon administration of the composition to the animal, the fat from the visceral region of said animal is redistributed to the subcutaneous region of said animal.
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