Compositions and methods for providing health benefits in an animal
AssigneeSociete des Produits Nestle S.A.
InventorsFrancois-Pierre Martin, Christian Darimont-Nicolau, Andreas Rytz
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for providing a health benefit to an animal utilizing ferulic acid and histidine. For example, a composition can contain ferulic acid and histidine in therapeutically effective amounts for providing the health benefit to the animal.
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A composition for providing at least one health benefit to an animal, the composition comprising ferulic acid and histidine, wherein the composition contains the ferulic acid and the histidine in therapeutically effective amounts for providing the at least one health benefit to the animal,
- wherein the ferulic acid is present in the composition in an amount from about 2 mg to about 2 g, and the histidine is present in the composition in an amount from about 0.5 g to about 21 g,
- wherein the at least one health benefit is selected from the group consisting of prevention of diabetes, treatment of diabetes, delayed onset of diabetes, prevention of pre-diabetes, delayed onset of pre-diabetes, treatment of pre-diabetes, prevention of insulin resistance, treatment of insulin resistance, and delayed onset of insulin resistance.
A method for providing at least one health benefit to an animal, the method comprising administering a composition to the animal, wherein the composition comprises ferulic acid and histidine in therapeutically effective amounts to provide the at least one health benefit to the animal,
- wherein the ferulic acid is present in the composition in an amount from about 2 mg to about 2 g, and the histidine is present in the composition in an amount from about 0.5 g to about 21 g,
- wherein the at least one health benefit is selected from the group consisting of prevention of diabetes, treatment of diabetes, delayed onset of diabetes, prevention of pre-diabetes, delayed onset of pre-diabetes, treatment of pre-diabetes, prevention of insulin resistance, treatment of insulin resistance, and delayed onset of insulin resistance.
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