Rice bran food with enhanced nutritional value and method of promoting cardiovascular health

摘要

A fortified rice bran food product for preventing and/or treating cardiovascular disease in animals, contains in admixture:(a) rice bran as a carrier;(b) at least about 12.5 milligrams of vitamin B1 per 30 grams of the rice bran;(c) at least about 250 milligrams of vitamin C per 30 grams of the rice bran;(d) at least about 12.5 milligrams of vitamin B6 per 30 grams of the rice bran;(e) at least about 75 micrograms of vitamin B12 per 30 grams of the rice bran;(f) at least about 100 International Units of vitamin E per 30 grams of the rice bran;(g) at least about 0.25 milligrams of folic acid per 30 grams of the rice bran; and(h) at least about 250 milligrams of omega-3-fatty acids per 30 grams of the rice bran.A method for preventing and/or treating cardiovascular disease in an animal involves orally administering a therapeutically effective amount of the fortified rice bran food product to the animal for a therapeutically effective period of time.