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`CLAIMS
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`1.
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`A method of increasing muscle mass in a subject comprising administering to the subject
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`an effective amount of a krill oil composition under conditions such that muscle mass is
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`increased, the krill oil composition comprising from 3% to 10% ether phospholipids w/w of said
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`krill oil; from about 27% to 50% non-ether phospholipids w/w of said krill oil so that the amount
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`of total phospholipids in the composition is from about 30% to 60% w/w of said krill oil; from
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`about 20% to 50% triglycerides w/w of said krill oil, and astaxanthin esters in amount of greater
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`than about 100 mg/kg of said krill oil.
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`4.
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`The method of claim 1, wherein the subject is a human subject.
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`The method of claim 1, wherein protein catabolism is decreased in the subject.
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`The method of claim 1, wherein the effective amount of krill oil is a daily dose of from
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`0.2 to 10 grams/day.
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`5.
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`The method of claim 1, wherein the effective amount of krill oil is provided in a soft gel
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`capsule.
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`6.
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`A method of increasing muscle mass in a human subject comprising administering to the
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`human subject from 0.2 to 10 grams/day of a krill oil composition under conditions such that
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`muscle mass is increased,
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`the krill oil composition comprising from 3% to 10% other
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`phospholipids w/w of said krill oil; from about 27% to 50% non-ether phospholipids w/w of said
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`krill oil so that the amount of total phospholipids in the composition is from about 30% to 60%
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`w/w of said krill oil; from about 20% to 50% triglycerides w/w of said krill oil, and astaxanthin
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`esters
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`in
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`amount
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`of
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`greater
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`than
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`about
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`100 mg/kg
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`of
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`said
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`krill
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`oil.
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