Method for providing nutrition to elderly patients
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsPaul M. Lin, Shen-Youn Chang, Chris Kruzel
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method for providing nutrition to elderly patients. Pursuant to the present invention, the enteral composition includes a protein source, a lipid source, and a carbohydrate source. Preferably, the protein source includes at least 18% of the total calories. In an embodiment, the carbohydrate source includes a source of dietary fiber including a balance of soluble to insoluble fiber ratio of approximately 1:3. Still further, the composition of the present invention also includes increased levels of certain vitamins and minerals.
Claims16
A method for providing nutrition to an elderly patient comprising enterally administering to the patient an effective amount of a composition comprising:
- a protein source including at least 18% of the calorie distribution of the composition;
- a carbohydrate source;
- a lipid source including a mixture of medium and long chain triglycerides;
- and
- a dietary fiber source including soluble and insoluble fiber.
A method for providing nutrition to an elderly patient comprising enterally administering to the patient an effective amount of a composition comprising:
- a protein source including at least 18% of the calorie distribution;
- a carbohydrate source including a source of dietary fiber including soluble fiber and insoluble fiber;
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- a lipid source including a mixture of medium and long chain triglycerides wherein the long chain triglycerides are selected to provide a ratio of n-6 to n-3 fatty acids of about 4:1 to about 10:1.
A method for providing nutrition to an elderly patient comprising enterally administering to the patient an effective amount of a composition comprising:
- a protein source comprising at least 18% of calorie distribution;
- a carbohydrate source including a source of dietary fiber including soluble and insoluble fiber;
- a lipid source including a mixture of medium and long chain triglycerides;
- a vitamin and mineral source including the following vitamins and minerals in their respective amounts:
- Vitamin C 120 to 300 mg/L
- Zinc 15 to 30 mg/L
- Vitamin D 400 to 800 mg/L
- Vitamin E 60 to 180 mg/L
- Vitamin A 3000 to 6000 IU/L
- Folic Acid 400 to 1600 .mu.g/L
- Vitamin B.sub.6 2 to 8 mg/L
- Vitamin B.sub.12 6 to 18 .mu.g/L
- Thiamine 1.5 to 3 mg/L
- Riboflavin 1.7 to 3.5 mg/L
- Calcium 800 to 1600 mg/L
- Selenium 50 to 150 mg/L.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.