Nutritional composition for increasing creatine uptake in skeletal muscle

• Main Authors: GARDINER PAUL T, HEUER MARVIN A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 03.12.2009
• Subjects: FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

A nutritional composition, the consumption of which provides a method for increasing creatine accumulation, building muscle size, increasing thermogenesis, reducing body fat mass leading to weight loss and/or improving muscular definition. The nutritional composition may include an aqueous solution of cinnamon and creatine. In addition, the nutritional composition may also include alpha lipoic acid. A method of manufacturing the nutritional composition is also provided.