Patent ID: 9579347
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: A23L,A23V,A61K,A61P

Claim:
1. A method for enhancing the efficacy of epigallocatechin gallate (EGCg) in mitigating skeletal muscle loss in a subject in need thereof or for reducing the amount of epigallocatechin gallate (EGCg) required to decrease skeletal muscle loss due to aging, inactivity, or disease in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising: providing to the subject in need thereof at least one serving per day of a nutritional composition, the nutritional composition comprising: at least one source of EGCg in an amount sufficient to provide 10-1000 mg of EGCg per serving; at least one source of zinc in an amount sufficient to provide 2.5-30 mg of zinc per serving; and at least one source of protein in an amount sufficient to provide 5-50 g of protein per serving; whereby consumption of at least one serving per day of the nutritional composition results in decreased skeletal muscle loss in the subject as compared to the consumption of a comparative composition containing no zinc.