COMPOSITION COMPRISING beta -HYDROXY- beta -METHYLBUTYRIC ACID AND AT LEAST ONE AMINO ACID AND METHODS OF USE

摘要

The present invention provides a composition comprising HMB and at least one amino acid. The present invention also provides a method for the treatment of disease-associated wasting of an animal, a method for decreasing the serum-level of triglycerides of an animal, a method for decreasing the serum viral load of an animal, a method for redistributing fat in an animal having a visceral region and a subcutaneous region, a method for increasing the lean tissue mass of an animal without substantially decreasing the fat mass of the animal, and a method for increasing the HDL cholesterol-level of an animal. All methods comprise administering to the animal a composition comprising HMB and at least one amino acid.