Patent ID: 6579544
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: A23L,A23V,A61K

Abstract:
A method for supplementing a person's diet comprising:(a) determining the person's age, body weight, and quality of diet, wherein an excellent diet comprises an average daily intake of at least 8 servings of vegetables or fruits, and at least a partial serving of a calcium source, wherein a good diet comprises an average daily intake of at least 5 servings of vegetables or fruits, and wherein a fair diet comprises an average daily intake of fewer than 5 servings of vegetables or fruits; (b) determining a number of daily rations of a dietary supplement blend composition to be administered to the person based on the person's age, body weight, and quality of diet from the table: Daily Rations of Dietary Supplement Blend CompositionExcellentAgeBody weightDietGood DietFair Diet<60 years<54.5 kg456(<120 lbs.)â€‰â€‰54.5 to 90.9 kg567(120 to 200 lbs.)>90.9 kg678(>200 lbs.)&gE;60 years<54.5 kg567(<120 lbs.)54.5 to 90.9 kg678(120 to 200 lbs.)>90.9 kg789(>200 lbs.)â€ƒwherein the dietary supplement blend composition comprises: (1) about 500 to 5,000Ã—(10âˆ’3) parts by weight of vitamin C; (2) about 200 to 800 international units of vitamin E; (3) about 500 to 2,000Ã—(10âˆ’3) parts by weight of calcium; and (4) an effective amount of a carotenoid; (c) administering the number of daily rations of the dietary supplement blend composition to the person as determined from the person's age, body weight, and quality of diet.