Process for promoting weight loss in overweight dogs
AssigneeThe Iams Company
InventorsGregory Dean Sunvold, Mark Alan Tetrick, Gary Mitchell Davenport
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Abstract
A process for feeding a pet food supplement or diet to an overweight canine for the purpose of promoting weight loss, increasing lean body mass, and enhancing the satiety of the animal is provided. The supplement or diet contains an effective amount of L-carnitine.
Claims19
A process for promoting weight loss in canines comprising the step of administering to a canine a diet containing supplemental L-carnitine in an amount of from about 1 to about 100 mg/kg of diet for a time sufficient to effect a reduction in the weight of the animal.
A process for promoting weight loss in canines comprising the step of administering to a canine a diet consisting of from about 18 to 40 wt % crude protein, about 4 to 30 wt % fat, about 2 to 20 wt % total dietary fiber, and supplemental L-carnitine in an amount of from about 1 to about 100 mg/kg of diet for a time sufficient to effect a reduction in the weight of the animal.
A process for promoting weight loss in canines comprising the step of administering to a canine a supplement containing L-carnitine in an amount to provide said canine with from about 1 to about 100 mg L-carnitine per day.
A process for increasing the lean body mass of a canine comprising the step of administering to a canine a diet containing supplemental L-carnitine in an amount of from about 1 to about 100 mg/kg of diet for a time sufficient to effect an increase in the lean body mass of said animal.
A process for increasing the lean body mass of a canine comprising the step of administering to a canine a supplement containing L-carnitine in an amount to provide said canine with from about 1 to about 100 mg L-carnitine per day.
A process for enhancing the satiety and decreasing voluntary food intake of a canine comprising the step of administering to a canine a diet containing supplemental L-carnitine in an amount of from about 1 to about 100 mg/kg of diet for a time sufficient to effect a reduction in the voluntary food intake of the animal.
A process for enhancing the satiety and decreasing voluntary food intake of a canine comprising the step of administering to a canine a supplement containing L-carnitine in an amount to provide said canine with from about 1 to about 100 mg L-carnitine per day.
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