What JUVEN Is and How It Can Help

Juven® is targeted nutrition therapy that is clinically shown to help HIV/AIDS patients gain lean body mass without gaining fat.1 Juven contains a patented blend of arginine, glutamine and β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB) that helps build lean body mass.

• HMB helps increase lean body mass, reduce body fat and increase total strength.2,3
• Arginine helps enhance the immune response4,5 and wound healing.5,6
• Glutamine helps support the immune system and protein synthesis.

Patients experiencing a stress response often have increased requirements for arginine and glutamine, and supplemental HMB may help minimize protein breakdown.

Recommend Juven for patients with HIV/AIDS who have:

• Loss of lean body mass
• Involuntary weight loss
• Deficient protein stores (commonly seen with involuntary weight loss)7

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References

1. Clark RH, Feleke G, Din M, et al: Nutritional treatment for acquired immunodeficiency virus-associated wasting using β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate, glutamine, and arginine: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. JPEN 2000;24:133-139.
2. Gallagher PM, Carrithers JA, Godard MP, et al: β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate ingestion, Part I: Effects on strength and fat free mass. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2000;32:2109-2115.
3. Vukovich MD, Stubbs NB, Bohiken RM: Body composition in 70-year-old adults responds to dietary β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate similarly to that of young adults. J Nutr 2001;131:2049-2052.
4. Swanson B, Keithley JK, Zeller JM, Sha BE: A pilot study of the safety and efficacy of supplemental arginine to enhance immune function in persons with HIV/AIDS. Nutrition 2002;18:688-690.
5. Barbul A, Lazarou SA, Efron DT, et al: Arginine enhances wound healing and lymphocyte immune responses in humans. Surgery 1990;108:331-337.
6. Barbul A, Fishel RS, Shimazu S, et al: Intravenous hyperalimentation with high arginine levels improves wound healing and immune function. J Surg Res 1985;38:328-334.
7. Earthman CP: Evaluation of nutrition assessment parameters in the presence of human immunodeficiency virus infection. Nutr Clin Pract 2004;19:330-339.