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US 5,776,887 AGranted
Diabetic nutritional product having controlled absorption of carbohydrate
AssigneeBristol-Myers Squibb Company
InventorsGregory J. Wibert, Harry L. Greene, Kim R. Keating, Yung-Hsiung Lee
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Abstract
Nutritional composition for use by diabetics containing a controlled absorbed carbohydrate component. The carbohydrate component contains a rapidly absorbed fraction such as glucose or sucrose, a moderately absorbed fraction such as certain cooked starches or fructose, and a slowly absorbed fraction such as raw corn starch.
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A nutritional composition for the dietary management of diabetics comprising
- (a) a protein component comprising 1 to 50% of total caloric value;
- (b) a fat component comprising 0 to 45% of total caloric value;
- (c) a carbohydrate component comprising 5 to 90% of total caloric value wherein said carbohydrate component comprises
- (i) a rapidly absorbed fraction comprising glucose, one or more rapidly absorbed disaccharides containing a glucose unit, or a mixture thereof, wherein said fraction includes sucrose;
- (ii) a moderately absorbed fraction comprising one or more moderately absorbed monosaccharides, disaccharides, glucose-containing polysaccharides, or mixture thereof;
- (iii) a slowly absorbed fraction comprising one or more slowly absorbed glucose-containing polysaccharides;
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- (d) fiber.
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A method for controlling blood glucose levels in a subject comprising administering a nutritional composition to said subject wherein said composition comprises:
- (a) a protein component comprising 1 to 50 % of total caloric value;
- (b) a fat component comprising 0 to 45% of total caloric value;
- (c) a carbohydrate component comprising 5 to 90% of total caloric value wherein said carbohydrate component comprises
- (i) a rapidly absorbed fraction comprising glucose, one or more rapidly absorbed disaccharides containing a glucose unit, or a mixture thereof, wherein said fraction includes sucrose;
- (ii) a moderately absorbed fraction comprising one or more moderately absorbed monosaccharides, disaccharides, glucose-containing polysaccharides, or mixture thereof;
- (iii) a slowly absorbed fraction comprising one or more slowly absorbed glucose-containing polysaccharides,;
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- (d) fiber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.