Anti-regurgitation formula and uses thereof
OwnerJohn B. Lasekan, Julia A. Byard +2inventors
InventorsJohn B. Lasekan, Julia A. Byard, Mary P. Franz, Hawley K. Linke
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Abstract
It has been discovered that reducing the amount of lactose in standard non-soy protein based infant formulas will help to alleviate the regurgitation that is commonly experienced by infants during the first six to twelve months of life. Lactose levels should be 75 wt/wt %, or less, of the carbohydrate component.
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A method for reducing regurgitation in infants comprising feeding said infant a non-soy-protein-based infant formula in which the lactose content of said formula constitutes 75 w/w %, or less, of the carbohydrate component.
A method for reducing regurgitation in an infant in need thereof comprising feeding said infant a formula containing, per 100kcal:
- a) About 1 to 3.5 grams of a source of protein obtained from non-soy proteins;
- b) About 3 to 8 grams of a source of lipid, and;
- c) About 8 to 16 grams of a source of carbohydrate, in which no more than 75 w/w % of said carbohydrate is lactose.
An infant formula comprising, based on a 100 kcal basis:
- a) about 1 to 3.5 grams of a source protein obtained from non-soy proteins;
- b) about 3 to 8 grams of a source of lipid;
- c) about 8 to 16 grams of an admixture of carbohydrates,
- i. in which no more than 75 w/w % of said admixture is lactose, and;
- ii. said admixture includes a sufficient quantity of a viscosity increasing agent.
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