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AssigneeSociete des Produits Nestle S.A.
InventorsDavid Philippe Labbe, Julie Ann Swanson, Adam Burbidge
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A method of treating or preventing dehydration in an individual having impaired swallowing such as dysphagia can include administering to the individual having the dysphagia an effective amount of a composition containing a salivating agent and a cooling agent in a weight ratio of 1:0.06 to 1:0.2. Optionally the composition includes a tingling agent. The composition can be a powder that is reconstituted before administration, for example at the point of consumption. A thickening or thin cohesive agent can be included in the powder and/or can be included in a liquid in which the powder is reconstituted. The composition can be a beverage containing the salivating agent and the cooling agent in a total amount of at least 3.0 wt. % of the beverage, for example at least 6.0 wt. % of the beverage. The composition can be a ready-to-drink beverage or a frozen dessert on a stick.
A method of treating or preventing dehydration in an individual having impaired swallowing, the method comprising administering to the individual an effective amount of a beverage comprising a salivating agent and a cooling agent in a total amount of at least 3.0 wt. % of the beverage, the beverage further comprising a tingling agent selected from the group consisting of spilanthol, saanshool-I, saanshool-II, sanshoamide, chavicine, piperine, Echinacea extract, Northern Prickly Ash extract, red pepper oleoresin, and mixtures thereof, and the individual is selected from the group consisting of individuals with one or more of fever, vomiting, or viral gastroenteritis;
A method of treating or preventing dehydration in an individual having dysphagia, the method comprising administering to the individual an effective amount of a beverage comprising a salivating agent and a cooling agent in a weight ratio of 1:0.06 to 1:0.2 and a total amount of at least 3.0 wt. % of the beverage, the beverage further comprising a tingling agent selected from the group consisting of spilanthol, saanshool-I, saanshool-II, sanshoamide, chavicine, piperine, Echinacea extract, Northern Prickly Ash extract, red pepper oleoresin, and mixtures thereof, and the individual is selected from the group consisting of individuals with one or more of fever, vomiting, or viral gastroenteritis;
A method of treating impaired swallowing in an individual having dysphagia, the method comprising administering to the individual an effective amount of a beverage comprising a salivating agent and a cooling agent in a weight ratio of 1:0.06 to 1:0.2 and a total amount of at least 3.0 wt. % of the beverage, the beverage further comprising a tingling agent selected from the group consisting of spilanthol, saanshool-I, saanshool-II, sanshoamide, chavicine, piperine, Echinacea extract, Northern Prickly Ash extract, red pepper oleoresin, and mixtures thereof, and the individual is selected from the group consisting of individuals with one or more of fever, vomiting, or viral gastroenteritis;
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