Compositions and methods for promoting fat loss

• US 8,557,869 B2
• Filed: 08/05/2009
• Issued: 10/15/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hill's Pet Nutrition Incorporated (Colgate-Palmolive Company)
• Original Assignee: Hill's Pet Nutrition Incorporated (Colgate-Palmolive Company)
• Inventors: Yamka, Ryan Michael, Friesen, Kim Gene
• Primary Examiner(s): WESTERBERG, NISSA M
• Application Number:
  US12/535,893
• Publication Number:
  US 20100029768A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,532 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 514/564
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 20/142 Amino acids; Derivatives thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 50/40 for carnivorous animals, e.g. cats or dogs
• 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 2200/332 Promoters of weight control and weight loss
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/063 Lysine
• 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 31/13 Amines A61K31/04 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/155 Amidines (), e.g. guanidine (H2N—C(=NH)—NH2), isourea (N=C(OH)—NH2), isothiourea (—N=C(SH)—NH2)
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/198 Alpha-amino acids, e.g. alanine or edetic acid [EDTA] betaine A61K31/205; proline A61K31/401; tryptophan A61K31/405; histidine A61K31/4172; peptides not degraded to individual amino acids A61K38/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 45/06 Mixtures of active ingredients without chemical characterisation, e.g. antiphlogistics and cardiaca
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 3/04 Anorexiants; Antiobesity agents
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 3/06 Antihyperlipidemics
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0092 Nutrition

Abstract

This invention provides diets useful for promoting fat loss in animals having a total lysine to metabolizable energy ratio of from about 6 to about 10 g/Mcal. This invention also provides compositions for promoting fat loss in animals, methods for preparing the compositions, methods for using the diets and compositions, articles of manufacture comprising the diets and compositions, and means for communicating information or instructions about such diets, compositions, methods, and articles of manufacture.

Claims

1. A composition for promoting fat loss in an adult canine or feline wherein the composition is a food composition and comprises (1) a total lysine to metabolizable energy ratio of from 6 to about 10 g/Mcal and (2) leucine in a total leucine to total lysine ratio of from about 0.9 to about 2.2.

2. The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition comprises arginine in a total arginine to total lysine ratio of from about 0.6 to about 1.4.

3. The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition comprises isoleucine in a total isoleucine to total lysine ratio of from about 0.2 to about 1.

4. The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition comprises valine in a total valine to total lysine ratio of from about 0.4 to about 1.2.

5. The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition comprises arginine, leucine, isoleucine, and valine in a total arginine plus leucine plus isoleucine plus valine to total lysine ratio of from about 3 to about 6.