Method for determining the distinctive nutritional requirements of a patient
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsSerge Andre Dominique Rezzi, Stephanie Blum-Sperisen, Magali Faure, Denis Breuille
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for determining the distinctive nutritional requirements of a patient with specific nutritional needs and providing a composition meeting the distinctive nutritional requirements of said patient.
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An in vitro method for determining the distinctive disease related nutritional requirements of a subject suffering from a disease characterized by distinctive nutritional requirements in the diseased subject over a healthy subject comprising the steps:
- a. determining in a sample of a subject suffering from the disease a profile of statuses of markers indicating the nutritional profile of said subject;
- b. determining in a sample of a healthy subject a profile of the statuses of the same markers determined in step a;
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- c. comparing the profiles determined in step a. and b., and thereby determining the distinctive nutritional requirements for nutrients in a patient suffering from the disease.
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A method for treating a human subject suffering from a disease comprising:
- determining the distinctive nutritional requirements of a subject suffering from a disease by an in vitro method for determining the distinctive disease related nutritional requirements of a subject suffering from a disease characterized by distinctive nutritional requirements in the diseased subject over a healthy subject comprising the steps:
- a. determining in a sample of a subject suffering from the disease a profile of statuses of markers indicating the nutritional profile of said subject;
- b. determining in a sample of a healthy subject a profile of the statuses of the same markers determined in step a;
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- c. comparing the profiles determined in step a. and b., and thereby determining the distinctive nutritional requirements for nutrients in a patient suffering from the disease,
- providing a composition capable of restoring the nutritional profile of the nutrients and macronutrients in the patent, and
- administering the composition to the subject suffering from a disease characterized by distinctive nutritional requirements in the diseased subject over a healthy subject.
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