Lipid composition for improving brain function
AssigneeN.V. Nutricia
InventorsRobert Johan Joseph Hageman, Eline Marleen van der Beek, Martine Groenendijk, Patrick Joseph Gerardus Hendrikus Kamphuis
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Abstract
The invention pertains to the use of a lipid fraction for the support of brain function. The lipid fraction comprises the medium-chain fatty acids at least 4 g hexanoic acid and/or at least 5 g octanoic acid, at least 1 g eicosapentaenoic acid, and in addition more than 0.4 g α-linolenic acid per 100 g fatty acids of the lipid fraction.
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A method of supporting brain function, comprising administering to a person in there of a lipid fraction comprising hexanoic acid and/or octanoic acid, at least 0.4 g of eicosapentaenoic acid, and more than 0.4 g α-linolenic acid per 100 g fatty acids of the lipid fraction, wherein the weight amount of the sum of linear fatty acids having 6, 7 or 8 carbon atoms to the weight amount of the sum of fatty acids having 9 or 10 carbon atoms is more than 2.
A method of supporting brain function comprising administering to a person in need thereof a nutritional or pharmaceutical product, comprising a lipid fraction comprising hexanoic acid and/or octanoic acid, at least 0.4 g of eicosapentaenoic acid, and more than 0.4 g α-linolenic acid per 100 g fatty acids of the lipid fraction, wherein the weight amount of the sum of linear fatty acids having 6, 7 or 8 carbon atoms to the weight amount of the sum of fatty acids having 9 or 10 carbon atoms is more than 2.
A method of improving brain function comprising administering to a person in need thereof a lipid fraction comprising a source of di- and monoglycerides, said source providing 45-100 wt % of hexanoic acid and/or octanoic acid.
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