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US 2020/0390139 A1Published application
Gender specific synthetic nutritional compositions and nutritional systems comprising them
AssigneeSociete des Produits Nestle S.A.
InventorsMichael Affolter, Sagar Thakkar, Carlos Antonio De Castro
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Abstract
Gender specific synthetic nutritional compositions for infants 1 to 2 months of age or up to 1 month of age wherein, the concentration of lysine is adapted based on that found in HM produced for an infant of the same gender and age, and nutritional systems comprising them.
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A method to treat, protect or mitigate sub-optimal growth and development of infants, the method comprising:
- (a) providing a nutritional system for infants, the nutritional system is selected from the group consisting of:
- (i) the nutritional system comprises a female gender specific synthetic nutritional composition for a female infant of 1 month to 2 months of age and further comprises a male gender specific synthetic nutritional composition for a male infant of 1 month to 2 months of age,
- a lysine concentration of the male gender specific synthetic nutritional composition is 55.4 mg to 129.8 mg per 100 g,
- a lysine concentration of the female gender specific synthetic nutritional composition is 57.5 mg to 129.8 mg per 100 g, and
- a ratio of the lysine concentration of the female gender specific nutritional composition to the lysine concentration of the male gender specific synthetic nutritional composition is 1:0.99 to 1:0.89;
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- (ii) the nutritional system comprises a female gender specific synthetic nutritional composition for a female infant up to 1 month of age and further comprises a male gender specific synthetic nutritional composition for a male infant up to 1 month of age,
- a lysine concentration of the male gender specific synthetic nutritional composition is 61.5 mg to 239.4 mg per 100 g,
- a lysine concentration of the female gender specific synthetic nutritional composition is 68.2 mg to 150.3 mg per 100 g, and
- a ratio of the lysine concentration of the female gender specific nutritional composition to the lysine concentration of the male gender specific synthetic nutritional composition is 1:3.51 to 1:1.005;
- (b) administering the female gender specific synthetic nutritional composition to the female infant;
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- (c) administering the male gender specific synthetic nutritional composition to the male infant.
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