Nutritional compositions comprising hydrolyzed protein and a modified fat system and uses thereof
AssigneeAbbott Laboratories
InventorsTAPAS DAS, MUSTAFA VURMA, CHRON-SI LAI, PAUL JOHNS
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Abstract
Disclosed embodiments provide nutritional compositions and methods of enhancing maturation of an infant's brain. The methods include the step of administering to the infant a nutritional composition comprising a protein with a degree of hydrolysis of 10% to 75% in combination with at least one of a monoglyceride, a free fatty acid, a salt of a free fatty acid, a phospholipid, and cholesterol.
Claims20
A method of enhancing maturation of the brain of an infant, the method comprising administering to the infant a nutritional composition comprising a protein with a degree of hydrolysis of 10% to 75% and a predigested fat system,
- wherein the predigested fat system comprises at least one fatty acid-containing monoglyceride, at least one free fatty acid or a salt thereof, and at least one phospholipid,
- wherein the administration is effective in at least one of:
- improving blood flow to the infant's brain, reducing neuronal tissue inflammation and neuronal cell death, and preventing or delaying the progression of neurodegenerative disorder.
A method of treating neuronal tissue inflammation in an infant, the method comprising administering to the infant a nutritional composition comprising a protein with a degree of hydrolysis of 10% to 75% and a predigested fat system,
- wherein the predigested fat system comprises at least one fatty acid-containing monoglyceride, at least one free fatty acid or a salt thereof, and at least one phospholipid,
- wherein the administration is effective in reducing neuronal tissue inflammation.
A method of enhancing maturation of the brain of an infant, the method comprising administering to the infant a nutritional composition comprising a protein with a degree of hydrolysis of 10% to 75% and a predigested fat system,
- wherein the predigested fat system comprises at least one fatty acid-containing monoglyceride, at least one free fatty acid or a salt thereof, and at least one phospholipid.
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