Food or edible material: processes – compositions – and products – Treatment of live animal
Patent
1999-04-01
2000-06-06
Reamer, James H.
Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
Treatment of live animal
426623, 426630, 426635, 514558, 514560, A23K 100
Patent
active
060715448
ABSTRACT:
A dietary composition is provided for promoting healthy weight loss in cats which contains, on a dry matter basis, from about 0.2 to 1.5% by weight fatty acids selected from the group consisting of C18:3n3, C20:4n6, C20:5n3, C22:6n3, and mixtures thereof, and from about 28 to 50% by weight protein. The composition may be administered to obese cats to provide optimum weight loss while preventing hepatic lipidosis and other associated diseases.
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Reamer James H.
The Iams Company
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