Product derived from milk substantially free of beta casein from non-human mammals and relative use
AssigneeMidia Limited
InventorPaolo Pozzilli
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Abstract
The present invention is related to a product derived from milk, substantially free of beta casein from non-human mammals. The invention is also related to the use of such a product especially in relation to diet, more particularly for early infancy, in the prevention of insulin-dependent diabets.
Claims1
A method for the reducing the occurrence of insulin-dependent diabetes comprising the step of administering to newborns and infants, who will exhibit in response to feeding of non-human beta casein, an immune response which will cause insulin-dependent diabetes, an infant formula derived from non-human milk, said infant formula being substantially free of non-human beta caseins that exhibit molecular mimicry with protein GLUT 2.
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