Use of hmb to improve quality of life for hospitalized patients
AssigneeAbbott Laboratories
InventorsMenghua LUO, Jeffrey NELSON, Anne VOSS, Owen KELLY, Geraldine BAGGS, Min TIAN, Jamie PARTRIDGE
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Abstract
A method of care is described that includes administering an effective amount of β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB) to an adult or elderly patient to improve the patient's quality of life during or after hospitalization of the patient. The improved quality of life may encompass the general health, physical health, or mental health of the patient.
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A method of improving quality of life in an adult patient subsequent to a hospitalization of the patient, comprising administering an effective amount of β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate to the patient after the hospitalization.
A method of improving quality of life in an elderly patient subsequent to a hospitalization of the patient, the method comprising administering from about 1 g/day to about 10 g/day of β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate in a nutritional composition to the elderly patient, wherein the administration occurs at least once per day up to about one year after the hospitalization has ended.
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