Patent ID: 8968804
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: A23K,A23L,A23V,A61P,G09B

Abstract:
1. A method for at least one of preserving lean body mass in an animal, minimizing loss of lean body mass during the weight loss by an animal, minimizing a reduction in energy metabolism by an animal, reducing the risk of regaining weight by an animal after weight loss, and ameliorating undesirable animal behaviors associated with reduced caloric intake, the method comprising: (a) feeding the animal for a caloric maintenance period a caloric maintenance diet containing calories that meet the animal's maintenance energy requirements; and (b) feeding the animal for a caloric reduction period a caloric reduction diet containing calories that do not meet the animal's maintenance energy requirements, wherein the caloric maintenance period and the caloric reduction period are every other day, every other three days, every other four days, every other five days, every other six days, weekly, every other week, every other two weeks, or every other three weeks.