Patent ID: 8388949

Claim:
A composition for stimulating appetite in a human comprising in a daily dosage form pantothenic acid or an equivalent of pantothenic acid selected from the group consisting of a salt, an ester or an ether of pantothenic acid, pantothenol, (R)-pantoate or a salt or an ester thereof, pantetheine or an ester or an ether thereof and coenzyme A, wherein the daily dosage form of pantothenic acid is 14 to 1000 mg of pantothenic acid, and wherein the daily dosage form of the equivalent of pantothenic acid is an equimolar amount of 14 to 1000 mg of pantothenic acid; and further comprising at least 15 En % proteins that comprise 1.8 to 6 g of methionine per 100 g of the proteins, 5.8 to 12.0 g of lysine per 100 g of the proteins, 1.5 to 4.0 g of tryptophan per 100 g of the proteins and at least 8 g of leucine per 100 g of the proteins, and at least 40 En % carbohydrates and at least 25 En % lipids; wherein said composition having a caloric value of at least 100 kcal per daily dosage form.