Compositions comprising ketone bodies and/or their metabolic precursors are provided that are suitable for administration to humans and animals and which have the properties of, inter alia, (i) increasing cardiac efficiency, particularly efficiency in use of glucose, (ii) for providing energy source, particularly in diabetes and insulin resistant states and (iii) treating disorders caused by damage to brain cells, particularly by retarding or preventing brain damage in memory associated brain areas such as found in Alzheimer's and similar conditions.
These compositions may be taken as nutritional aids, for example for athletes, or for the treatment of medical conditions, particularly those associated with poor cardiac efficiency, insulin resistance and neuronal damage. The invention further provides methods of treatment and novel esters and polymers for inclusion in the compositions of the invention.
提供了包含酮体及/或其代谢前体的组合物,适用于人类和动物,并具有如下特性:(i)增加心脏效率,特别是在
葡萄糖利用方面的效率,(ii)提供能源来源,尤其是在糖尿病和
胰岛素抵抗状态下,以及(iii)治疗由脑细胞损伤引起的疾病,特别是通过延缓或预防阿尔茨海默病等疾病中的与记忆相关的脑区域的脑损伤。这些组合物可以作为营养辅助剂使用,例如用于运动员,或用于治疗医疗状况,特别是与心脏效率低下、
胰岛素抵抗和神经元损伤相关的状况。该发明还提供了治疗方法和用于包含在该发明组合物中的新酯和聚合物。