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`PATENT
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`CLAIMS:
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`(Original) A method of increasing muscle mass in a subject comprising administering to
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`the subject an effective amount of a krill oil composition under conditions such that muscle mass
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`is increased, the krill oil composition comprising from 3% to 10% ether phospholipids w/w of
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`said krill oil; from about 27% to 50% non-ether phospholipids w/w of said krill oil so that the
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`amount of total phospholipids in the composition is from about 30% to 60% w/w of said krill oil;
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`from about 20% to 50% triglycerides w/w of said krill oil, and astaxanthin esters in amount of
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`greater than about 100 mg/kg of said krill oil.
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`(Original) The method of claim 1, wherein the subject is a human subject.
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`(Original) The method of claim 1, wherein protein catabolism is decreased in the subject.
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`(Original) The method of claim 1, wherein the effective amount of krill oil is a daily dose
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`of from 0.2 to 10 grams/day.
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`(Original) The method of claim 1, wherein the effective amount of krill oil is provided in
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`a soft gel capsule.
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`(Original) A method of increasing muscle mass in a human subject comprising
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`administering to the human subject from 0.2 to 10 grams/day of a krill oil composition under
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`conditions such that muscle mass is increased, the krill oil composition comprising from 3% to
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`10% ether phospholipids w/w of said krill oil; from about 27% to 50% non-ether phospholipids
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`w/w of said krill oil so that the amount of total phospholipids in the composition is from about
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`30% to 60% w/w of said krill oil; from about 20% to 50% triglycerides w/w of said krill oil, and
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`astaxanthin esters in amount of greater than about 100 mg/kg of said krill oil.
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