Nutritional compositions containing an elevated level of inositol and uses thereof
OwnerChenzhong Kuang, Yan Xiao +2inventors
InventorsChenzhong Kuang, Yan Xiao, Colin Rudolph, Dirk Hondmann
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Abstract
A method for enhancing neurological health and development in a subject involving administering to the subject a nutritional composition including no greater than about 7 g/100 kcal of a fat or lipid source; no greater than about 7 g/100 kcal of a protein or protein equivalent source; at least about 5 g/100 kcal of a carbohydrate; and at least about 9 mg/100 kcal of inositol, wherein the ratio of exogenous inositol to inherent inositol is at least 50:50.
Claims8
A method for enhancing myelin deposition in a pediatric subject, the method comprising administering to the pediatric subject a nutritional composition comprising:
- about 2 g/100 kcal to about 7 g/100 kcal of a fat or lipid;
- about 1 g/100 kcal to no greater than about 7 g/100 kcal of a protein or protein equivalent;
- about 5 g/100 kcal to about 25 g/100 kcal of a carbohydrate;
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- about 12 mg/100 kcal to about 40 mg/100 kcal of inositol,
- wherein the inositol comprises exogenous inositol and inherent inositol,
- wherein a ratio of the exogenous inositol to the inherent inositol is at least 75:25, and
- wherein administration of the nutritional composition to the pediatric subject enhances myelin deposition in the neurons of the pediatric subject.
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