Dietary supplement for renal dialysis patients
OwnerVesselin Danailov Miladinov, Riccardo Domenico Roscettiinventors
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Abstract
A dietary supplement which is formulated for medical patients, particularly renal dialysis patients undergoing a peritoneal renal dialysis treatment regimen. The supplement includes a powdered mixture of calcium caseinate, whey protein, L-carnitine and arginine. The ingredients are typically formulated in a powdered form which can be easily added to and ingested with various foods. The supplement provides various nutritional benefits to renal dialysis patients, including the elevation of blood carnitine and albumin levels and the reduction of blood pressure in renal transplant patients.
Claims6
A dietary supplement comprising:
- a homogenous mixture of calcium caseinate, whey protein, L-carnitine and arginine;
- wherein said calcium caseinate and said arginine are present in said mixture in a weight ratio of from about 0.667 to about 0.5 calcium caseinate:arginine;
- wherein said calcium caseinate and said L-carnitine are present in said mixture in a weight ratio of from about 0.0667 to about 0.05 calcium caseinate:L-carnitine;
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- wherein said calcium caseinate and said whey protein are present in said mixture in a weight ratio of from about 0.33 to about 2 calcium caseinate:whey protein.
A dietary supplement comprising:
- a batch consisting of about 100 kg of calcium caseinate, from about 33 kg to about 200 kg of whey protein, from about 667 g to about 5 kg of L-carnitine, and from about 6.67 kg to about 50 kg of arginine.
A method of preparing a dietary supplement, comprising:
- providing calcium caseinate, whey protein, L-carnitine and arginine;
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- forming a homogenous mixture substantially devoid of lipids by mixing said calcium caseinate, said whey protein, said L-carnitine and said arginine;
- wherein said calcium caseinate and said arginine are present in said mixture in a weight ratio of from about 0.667 to about 0.5 calcium caseinate:arginine;
- wherein said calcium caseinate and said L-carnitine are present in said mixture in a weight ratio of from about 0.0667 to about 0.05 calcium caseinate:L-carnitine;
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- wherein said calcium caseinate and said whey protein are present in said mixture in a weight ratio of from about 0.33 to about 2 calcium caseinate:whey protein.
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