Nutritional formula for optimal gut barrier function
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsClara Lucia Garcia-Rodenas, Gabriela Bergonzelli, Florence Rochat, Marco Enrico Turini, Irène Corthesy-Theulaz, Christine Cherbut
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Abstract
The present invention pertains to a composition for inducing a pattern of gut barrier maturation similar to that observed with breast-feeding and able to improve gut barrier maturation, e.g. during neonatal stress. In particular, the present invention relates to an infant formula containing a combination of specific ingredients designed to provide a synergistic effect all along gastrointestinal tract and barrier function.
Claims5
A method for improving gut barrier maturation in an infant, the method comprising:
- administering to the infant a nutritional composition comprising arachidonic acid, docosahexanoic acid, a non-digestible oligosaccharide comprising a milk-derived oligosaccharide, and at least one microorganism comprising Lactobacillus paracasei CNCM 1-2116, thereby improving gut barrier maturation.
A method for improving gut barrier function in an infant, the method comprising:
- administering to the infant a nutritional composition comprising arachidonic acid and docosahexanoic acid, a non-digestible oligosaccharide comprising a milk-derived oligosaccharide, and at least one microorganism comprising Lactobacillus paracasei CNCM 1-2116, thereby improving gut barrier function.
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