US 5,976,568 A · Modular system of dietary supplement compositions for optimizing health benefits and methods

Abstract

The present invention pertains generally to the field of Public Health, including the prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease which is currently the first cause of death in the American population. More specifically, the present invention concerns a total modular system of multivitamin and mineral supplementation composed of 7 distinct modules for improving public health by insuring adequate intake of micronutrients needed for disease prevention and protection against nutritional losses and deficiencies due to, for example, lifestyle factors and common inadequate dietary patterns. A module, as used herein throughout, is defined as a separate and distinct combination of vitamin-mineral and other health promoting compounds which are directed to specific target populations. The formulations of the present invention which, when combined in one capsule or tablet or as separate modules, exert a joint and enhancing effect on the major pathogenetic factors involved in the atherosclerotic process. Moreover, certain modular formulations of the present invention incorporate both antioxidants and acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) as a single preventive modality. Such a combination of antioxidants and aspirin is believed to act to prevent oxidation of low density lipoproteins within coronary arterial walls and to cause platelet deagluttination thereby inhibiting thrombus formation. The benefit of preventing these two major processes is believed to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.

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A method to effectively supplement diet patterns of a human, said method comprising:

administering to the human an oral daily dosage comprising
______________________________________ Vitamin B-1 about 0.7 to about 15 mg Vitamin B2 about 0.7 to about 15 mg Vitamin B6 about 2.0 to about 100 mg Niacin about 6.0 to about 100 mg Folate about 50.0 to about 800 mcg Pantothenic Acid about 4.0 to about 50 mg Vitamin B12 about 0.5 to about 40 mcg Biotin about 5.0 to about 300 mcg Calcium about 100.0 to about 1,500 mg Magnesium about 25.0 to about 500 mg Iron about 1.0 to about 20 mg Zinc about 5.0 to about 30 mg Manganese about 1.0 to about 10 mg Selenium about 10.0 to about 200 mcg Chromium about 10.0 to about 300 mcg Copper about 0.0 to about 4 mg Coenzyme Q-10 about 5.0 to about 300 mg Vitamin A about 200.0 to about 15,000 IU Beta Carotene about 500.0 to about 15,000 IU (Vit. A equivalent) Alpha Carotene about 50.0 to about 2,000 mcg Lycopene about 50.0 to about 10,000 mcg Lutein about 50.0 to about 5,000 mcg Zeaxanthin about 5.0 to about 500 mcg Vitamin C about 20.0 to about 1,000 mg Vitamin D about 0.0 to about 400 IU Vitamin E about 5.0 to about 2,000 mg Grape Seed Extract about 0.0 to about 300 mg Green Tea Extract about 0.0 to about 500 mg Hawthorne Berry about 0.0 to about 500 mg Extract* L-Carnitine about 0.0 to about 700 mg Alpha Lipoic Acid about 0.0 to about 750 mg Taurine about 15.0 to about 1,000 mg Quercitin about 0.0 to about 500 mg, and Garlic about 0.0 to about 500 mg. ______________________________________ *(Crataegus Oxyacantha)

A modular system for providing micronutrient supplementation to a human, said modular system comprising:

a morning module oral dosage composition and an evening module oral dosage composition,
said morning module oral dosage composition containing
about 1250 IU of Beta Carotene,
about 250 IU of Alpha Carotene,
about 400 mcg of Lutein,
about 400 mcg of Lycopene,
about 20 mcg of Zeaxanthin,
about 3000 IU of Vitamin A,
from about 4 to about 5 mg of Vitamin B.sub.1,
about 5 mg of Vitamin B.sub.2,
about 33 mg of Niacinamide,
about 15 mg of Pantothenic Acid,
from about 5 to about 6 mg of Vitamin B.sub.6,
about 150 mcg of Biotin,
about 300 mcg of Folic Acid,
about 6 mcg of Vitamin B.sub.12,
about 150 mg of Vitamin C,
about 300 IU of Vitamin D.sub.3,
from about 60 to about 70 IU of Vitamin E,
from about 200 to about 225 mg of Calcium,
about 80 mcg of Chromium,
about 0.5 mg of Copper,
from about 8 to about 12 mg of Iron,
about 100 mg of Magnesium,
about 4 mg of Manganese,
about 25 mcg of Selenium,
from about 10 to about 50 mg of Zinc, and
about 25 mg of Odorless Garlic;
and
said evening module oral dosage composition containing
about 400 IU of Beta Carotene,
about 100 IU of Alpha Carotene,
about 100 mcg of Lutein,
about 100 mcg of Lycopene,
about 5 mcg of Zeaxanthin,
about 2000 IU of Vitamin A,
from about 2 to about 3 mg of Vitamin B.sub.1,
about 2 mg of Vitamin B.sub.2,
about 7 mg of Niacinamide,
about 5 mg of Pantothenic Acid,
about 2 mg of Vitamin B.sub.6,
about 50 mcg of Biotin,
about 100 mcg of Folic Acid,
about 3 mcg of Vitamin B.sub.12,
from about 100 to about 150 mg of Vitamin C,
about 100 IU of Vitamin D.sub.3,
from about 30 to about 40 IU of Vitamin E,
from about 275 to about 345 mg of Calcium,
about 20 mcg of Chromium,
about 0.5 mg of Copper,
from about 2 to about 3 mg of Iron,
about 100 mg of Magnesium,
about 1 mg of Manganese,
about 25 mcg of Selenium,
from about 5 to about 10 mg of Zinc, and
from about 25 to about 50 mg of Odorless Garlic.

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