Thickened composition for dysphagia patients

Abstract

The present invention relates to nutrition for dysphagia. More specifically it relates to a thickened composition for use in decreasing the laryngeal vestibule closure (LVC) time and/or decreasing the duration of swallowing response in a dysphagia patient, wherein the thickened composition comprises a thickening agent comprising galactomannan polysaccharide. The invention also pertains to a thickening agent for use in decreasing the laryngeal vestibule closure (LVC) time and/or decreasing the duration of swallowing response in a dysphagia patient who is consuming a composition to which the thickening agent comprising galactomannan polysaccharide has been added.

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