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AssigneeSociete des Produits Nestle S.A.
InventorsCyrus Cooper, Peter David Gluckman, Keith Malcolm Godfrey, Catherine Mace, Irma Silva Zolezzi
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The present invention generally relates to the early prevention of overweight, obesity, excessive fat accumulation and/or associated metabolic disorders in infants or children. For example, the present invention relates to the prevention of overweight, obesity, excessive fat accumulation and/or associated metabolic disorders in infants or children through appropriate nutrition for women desiring to get pregnant and/or during pregnancy and/or lactation. Embodiments of the present invention relate to vitamin B12 for use in the prevention of overweight, obesity, excessive fat accumulation and/or associated metabolic disorders in the offspring, wherein the vitamin B12 is administered to an overweight and/or obese women desiring to get pregnant and/or to the overweight and/or obese mother during pregnancy and/or lactation and to maternal food compositions that can be used for this purpose.
A method for inhibiting or reducing the incidence of obesity and/or metabolic disorders associated the in the offspring of an overweight and/or obese mother, the method comprising administering a maternal food composition comprising vitamin B12 to the overweight and/or obese mother before pregnancy, during pregnancy and/or during lactation, wherein the maternal food composition is made by reconstituting a powdered nutritional formula in milk or water, the powdered nutritional formula comprising a protein source, a carbohydrate source, a lipid source, lecithin, bulking agents and 0.18-18.2 μg of the vitamin B12/100 g dry weight of the powdered nutritional formula.
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