Nutritional product for persons having a neurological injury
AssigneeAbbott Laboratories
InventorsKeith A. Garleb, Stephen J. DeMichele, Linda S. Rausch, Martha K. Fuller, Stephen R. Behr
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Abstract
An enteral nutritional product for a person having a neurological injury is very low in carbohydrate, but high in fat. The fat is supplied by a lipid blend having a ratio of n-6 to n-3 fatty acids in the range of 1 to 6. Preferably the nutritional product contains nutrients having antioxidant properties, for example beta-carotene, vitamin E, vitamin C, taurine, molybdenum and selenium.
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An enteral nutritional product comprising a lipid blend having a ratio of n-6 to n-3fatty acids in the range of 1 to 6, about 15% to 30% of the calories provided by the nutritional product being supplied by protein, about 70% to 85% of the calories provided by the nutritional product being supplied by fat, and less than 5% of the calories provided by the nutritional product being supplied by carbohydrate.
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