Method of improving skills with a composition comprising non-digestible saccharide
OwnerBernd Stahl, Jan Knolinventors
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Abstract
The present invention concerns a therapy aimed at language and/or social skills in infants through administration of components stimulating the development of a healthy intestinal flora.
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A method for preventing a decline in or improving one of more of (i) language skills, (ii) communication skills, (iii) social skills and (iv) reading skills in a subject, comprising feeding the subject with a non-digestible saccharide composition, thereby preventing said decline in, or improving, said skills.
A method for treating or preventing a disease or disorder in a subject, comprising feeding the subject with a non-digestible oligosaccharide composition, wherein the treating or preventing comprises:
- (i) preventing autistic spectrum disorder in an infant that results from antibiotic treatment
- (ii) treating an infant suffering from autistic spectrum disorder that results from antibiotic treatment, or
- (ii) preventing Asperger syndrome or Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified (PPD-NOS).
A method for reducing Clostridium counts in an infant subject, comprising feeding the subject with a non-digestible oligosaccharide composition, wherein the subject is
- (i) an infant who was delivered by cesarean section,
- (ii) a premature infant,
- (iii) an infant suffering from an autistic spectrum disorder, and/or
- (iv) an infant who has been subjected to antibiotic treatment,
- thereby reducing the Clostridium counts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.