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Nutritional product with high fat, low carbohydrate and amino acid imbalance

US5817695A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 24, 1997
Grant dateOct 6, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 24, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA23V2002/00
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A nutritional product is provided for cancer patients comprising, as per caloric requirement, a low concentration of carbohydrate, a high concentration of fat and an imbalance of amino acids wherein L-phenylalanine, L-tyrosine and L-methionine are present in the below normal concentrations and L-leucine is present in substantial excess of normal concentrations to suppress cancer growth and as an adjunct to conventional cancer therapies.

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