Methods for promoting health or wellness in adult animals
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsRyan Michael Yamka, Kim Gene Freisen, William David Schoenherr
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Abstract
Methods for promoting health or wellness, regulating food intake, and increasing nitrogen retention in an adult animal by feeding the animal a food containing lysine in an amount of at least about 3% by weight of total protein. Also, kits containing lysine and a food suitable for consumption in separate packages and instructions for how to combine the lysine and food are provided.
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A method for promoting health or wellness in a senior or geriatric canine adult animal, comprising:
- feeding the canine adult animal a canned moist food;
- wherein the canine adult animal is overweight or obese,
- wherein the promoting of the health or wellness comprises controlling a body weight of the canine adult animal,
- wherein the canned moist food comprises:
- a protein source providing baseline lysine in an amount less than 3% by weight of total protein in the canned moist food;
- a source of supplemental lysine in an amount sufficient to raise an overall amount of lysine in the canned moist food to at least 4% by weight of the total protein;
- and
- one or more probiotics;
- and
- wherein a ratio of the overall amount of lysine to metabolizable energy is about 5 grams per megacalorie (Mcal).
A method for promoting health or wellness in a senior or geriatric feline adult animal, comprising:
- feeding the feline adult animal a canned moist food;
- wherein the feline adult animal is overweight or obese,
- wherein the promoting of the health or wellness comprises controlling a body weight of the feline adult animal,
- wherein the canned moist food comprises:
- a protein source providing baseline lysine in an amount less than 3% by weight of total protein in the canned moist food;
- a source of supplemental lysine in an amount sufficient to raise an overall amount of lysine in the canned moist food to at least 4% by weight of the total protein;
- and
- one or more probiotics;
- and
- wherein a ratio of the overall amount of lysine to metabolizable energy is about 10 grams per megacalorie (Mcal).
A method for promoting health or wellness in a senior or geriatric canine adult animal, comprising:
- feeding the canine adult animal a canned moist or dry food;
- wherein the canine adult animal is overweight or obese,
- wherein the promoting of the health or wellness comprises controlling a body weight of the canine adult animal,
- wherein the canned moist food comprises:
- a protein source providing baseline lysine in an amount less than 3% by weight of total protein in the canned moist food;
- a source of supplemental lysine in an amount sufficient to raise an overall amount of lysine in the canned moist food to at least 4% by weight of the total protein;
- arginine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, and valine;
- and
- one or more probiotics;
- and
- wherein a ratio of the overall amount of lysine to metabolizable energy is about 5 grams per megacalorie (Mcal).
The method of 21, wherein the source of the supplemental lysine is in an amount sufficient to raise the overall amount of lysine in the canned moist food to at least 5% by weight of the total protein.
A method for promoting health or wellness in a senior or geriatric feline adult animal, comprising;
- feeding the feline adult animal a canned moist or dry food;
- wherein the feline adult animal is overweight or obese,
- wherein the promoting of the health or wellness comprises controlling a body weight of the feline adult animal,
- wherein the canned moist food comprises:
- a protein source providing baseline lysine in an amount less than 3% by weight of total protein in the canned moist food;
- a source of supplemental lysine in an amount sufficient to raise an overall amount of lysine in the canned moist food to at least 4% by weight of the total protein;
- arginine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, and valine;
- and
- one or more probiotics;
- and
- wherein a ratio of the overall amount of lysine to metabolizable energy is about 10 grams per megacalorie (Mcal).
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