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US 10,499,676 B2Granted
Intestinal barrier integrity
AssigneeN.V. Nutricia
InventorsEric Alexander Franciscus Van Tol, Linette Eustachia Maria Willemsen, Marleen Antoinette Koetsier, Christopher Beermann, Bernd Stahl
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Abstract
The invention concerns a method for stimulating barrier integrity in a mammal by administering to a mammal a composition comprising: eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (ARA), and at least two distinct oligosaccharides.
Claims18
A nutritional composition comprising:
- (a) eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and arachidonic acid (ARA), wherein the content of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid with 20 and 22 carbon atoms does not exceed 15 wt. % of the total fat content;
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- (b) at least two distinct oligosaccharides with a degree of polymerisation (DP) between 2 and 60 comprising transgalactooligosaccharide (TOS) and inulin.
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