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AssigneeBristol-Myers Squibb Company
InventorsJoshua Anthony, Catherine Peterson, Kevin Sims, Deborah Schade, Monjur Hossen, Priscilla Samuel
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The present invention relates to a nutritional supplement for administration to children. The supplement comprises a protein component, a carbohydrate component, and a fat or lipid component which further comprises a source of DHA. The supplement has an ω-6:ω3 fatty acid ratio of about 6:1 or less. The present invention also relates to a method of providing nutrition to a pediatric subject comprising administering to the subject a nutritional supplement comprising a protein component; a carbohydrate component; and a fat or lipid component, which further comprises a source of DHA, wherein the composition has an ω-6:ω-3 fatty acid ratio of about 6:1 or less.
A nutritional supplement for administration to children, the nutritional supplement comprising:
The nutritional supplement according to claim 24, wherein the prebiotic is selected from the group consisting of lactulose, galacto-oligosaccharide, fructo-oligosaccharide, isomalto-oligosaccharide, soybean oligosaccharides, lactosucrose, xylo-oligosacchairde, inulin, polydextrose and gentio-oligosaccharides.
The nutritional supplement according to claim 20, wherein the supplement does not contain artificial sweeteners.
A nutritional supplement for administration to children, the nutritional supplement comprising:
The nutritional supplement according to claim 23, wherein the lipid component comprises, in % w/w of the total lipid component:
A liquid pediatric nutritional supplement comprising:
A method of providing nutrition to a pediatric subject comprising administering to the subject a nutritional supplement comprising a protein component, a carbohydrate component, and a lipid component that comprises a source of DHA, wherein the nutritional supplement has an ω-6:ω-3 fatty acid ratio of about 6:1 or less.
The method according to claim 27, wherein the subject is between the age of about 9 months and about 13 years.
The method according to claim 34, wherein the subject suffers from chronic illness, injury, trauma, failure to thrive, slow growth, undernourishment, poor immune function, poor cardiovascular function, weak bone strength, poor mental health development, recovery from surgery or illness, poor appetite, anorexia, bulimia, impaired ability to digest other sources of nutrition, and mixtures thereof.
The method according to claim 34, wherein the supplement is administered to the subject in combination with human or animal milk.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.