Nutritional composition for infants
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsCatherine Mace, Olivier Kevork Aprikian, Etienne Pouteau
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Abstract
A nutritional composition for infants comprises a protein source, a lipid source and a carbohydrate source wherein the lipid source includes at least 16 wt % linoleic acid and at least 2 wt % α-linolenic acid expressed as a percentage of total fatty acid content in each case and in amounts such that the ratio of linoleic acid:α-linolenic acid is in the range from 1 to 10.
Claims7
A method for reducing the risk of the development of obesity later in life for a human infant, the method comprising administering to the human infant during the first six months of life a composition comprising a protein source, a lipid source and a carbohydrate source wherein the lipid source comprises at least 16 wt % linoleic acid and at least 2 wt % α-linolenic acid expressed as a percentage of total fatty acid content in each case and the ratio of linoleic acid:α-linolenic acid is from 1 to 10.
A method for reducing the risk of development of obesity or over-weight later in life, the method comprising administering during the first month of age to a human infant a composition comprising a nutritional composition comprising a protein source, a lipid source and a carbohydrate source wherein the lipid source comprises at least 16 wt % linoleic acid and at least 2 wt % α-linolenic acid expressed as a percentage of total fatty acid content in each case and the ratio of linoleic acid:α-linolenic acid is from 1 to 10.
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