Nutritional composition for gastrointestinal environment to provide improved microbiome and metabolic profile
AssigneeMead Johnson Nutrition Company
InventorsMaciej Chichlowski, Brian Berg
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Abstract
The present disclosure a method and nutritional composition for improving the microbiome and metabolic profile of a pediatric subject, which includes administering to a pediatric subject a composition having up to about 7 g/100 kCal of a protein or protein equivalent source; up to about 7 g/100 kCal of a fat or lipid source; at least about 5 g/100 kCal of a carbohydrate; at least about 0.05 mg/100 kCal of bacterial metabolites; and either a probiotic or a prebiotic composition, or both.
Claims20
A nutritional composition to improve the microbiome and metabolic profile of a pediatric subject, comprising:
- a. up to about 7 g/100 kCal of a protein or protein equivalent source;
- b. up to about 7 g/100 kCal of a fat or lipid source;
- c. at least about 5 g/100 kCal of a carbohydrate;
- d. at least about 0.05 mg/100 kCal of bacterial metabolites;
- and
- e. either a probiotic or a prebiotic composition, or both.
A method for improving the microbiome and metabolic profile of a pediatric subject, comprising administering to a pediatric subject a nutritional composition which comprises:
- a. up to about 7 g/100 kCal of a protein or protein equivalent source;
- b. up to about 7 g/100 kCal of a fat or lipid source;
- c. at least about 5 g/100 kCal of a carbohydrate;
- d. at least about 0.05 mg/100 kCal of bacterial metabolites;
- and
- e. either a probiotic or a prebiotic composition, or both.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.