Non-medical increase or maintenance of body weight of a mammal

摘要

Non-medical use of at least two components selected from the group of: (i) nucleoside equivalents, (ii) n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids selected from the group of DHA, DPA and EPA, (iii) vitamins B, (iv) phospholipids, (v) antioxidants and (vi) cholines—with the proviso that at least one (i) nucleoside or at least one (iii) vitamin B is present—for increasing or maintaining the body weight, for improving the ability to perform an activity of daily living of a mammal, for maintaining the ability to perform an activity of daily living of a mammal, or for reducing a deterioration in the ability to perform an activity of daily living of a mammal.

主权项

1. A method of increasing or maintaining body weight of a human comprising selecting a human with involuntary weight loss and assessing nutritional status of the human and administering to the human a composition including at least two components selected from the group consisting of (i) a nucleoside equivalent, (ii) an n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid selected from the group consisting of DHA, DPA and EPA, (iii) a vitamin B selected from the group consisting of vitamin B6, vitamin B9 and vitamin B12 (iv) a phospholipid, (v) an antioxidant selected from the group consisting of vitamin C, vitamin E and selenium, and (vi) a choline in a manner to increase or maintain body weight of the human, with the proviso that at least one nucleoside equivalent or at least one vitamin B is present, wherein the composition is administered to the human in a diet without essentially increasing the daily caloric intake of the human.