Composition of nutrition supplementation for nutritional deficiencies and method of use therefore
AssigneeMorehouse School of Medicine
InventorsJacqueline Hibbert, Jonathan K. Stiles, Kayellen Umeakunne, Hyacinth I. Hyacinth
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Abstract
A nutritional supplement composition for treating nutritional deficiencies caused by a medical condition in subjects is disclosed. The present application further discloses a method of using a nutritional supplements composition for treating a subject with complications resulting from sickle cell anemia. The method comprises administering to a subject an effective amount of the nutritional supplement.
Claims27
A method for treating conditions associated with abnormally slow energy metabolism or high energy requirement, comprising:
- administering to a subject in need of such treatment a daily nutritional supplement having total calories of about 700-980 kcal, wherein about 10-20% of the total calories are derived from protein, about 25-40% of the total calories are derived from fat, and about 45-65% of the total calories are derived from carbohydrate.
A nutritional supplement to normal diet for treating conditions associated with abnormally slow energy metabolism or high energy requirement, comprising:
- protein in an amount that provides about 10-20% of the total calories;
- fat in an amount that provides about 25-40% of the total calories;
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- carbohydrate that provides about 45-65% of the total calories.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.