Patent ID: 8771752

Claim:
A method for improving liver function, wherein the method comprises administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a composition comprising: (a) a lactoferrin; and (b) a trivalent chromium compound; wherein the trivalent chromium compound is selected from the group consisting of chromium (III) chloride hexahydrate, chromium (III) chloride, chromium (III) acetate, chromium (III) sulfate, chromium picolinate, chromium nicotinate, chromium GTF, chromium yeast extract, other inorganic salts of trivalent chromium, other organic salts of trivalent chromium, and combinations thereof, wherein said effective amount comprises 8 mg/kg body weight (BW)/day of lactoferrin and 8 μg/kg BW/day of trivalent chromium, and wherein the subject is a human.