Method for reducing the occurrence of infection in young children
AssigneeN.V. Nutricia
InventorsJohannes Wilhelmus Christina Sijben, Martine Sandra Alles
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Abstract
The invention pertains to the use of a composition in reducing the number of infections episodes and the occurrence of infections in young children, said composition comprising: (a) long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, wherein the amount of arachidonic acid is less than 0.06 gram per 100 gram fatty acid; and comprising, per 100 g fatty acids: (i) 0.3-0.6 gram docosahexaenoic acid; (ii) 0.2-0.4 gram eicosapentaenoic acid; and (b) between 1.5 and 2.5 gram indigestible oligosaccharides per 100 kcal, comprising: (i) 1.4-2 gram short-chain galactooligosaccharides; and (ii) 0.1-0.5 gram long-chain fructopolysaccharides.
Claims10
A method for reducing occurrence of respiratory tract or intestinal infection in young children, reducing number of infectious episodes in respiratory tract or intestine in young children, and/or treatment of respiratory tract or intestinal infections in young children, the method comprising administering to young children suffering from respiratory tract infections a composition comprising:
- (a) long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) with 20 and 22 carbon atoms, comprising less than 0.06 gram arachidonic acid (ARA) per 100 gram total fatty acid;
- and
- (i) 0.3-0.6 gram docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, n-3) per 100 g total fatty acids;
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- (ii) 0.2-0.4 gram eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, n-3) per 100 g total fatty acids;
- wherein the weight ratio of ARA:DHA is below 0.1 and the weight ratio of ARA:EPA is below 0.2;
- and one of (b1) or (b2):
- (b1) between 1.5 and 2.5 gram per 100 kcal indigestible oligosaccharides, comprising:
- (i) 1.4-2 gram galactooligosaccharides with a degree of polymerization of 2-7;
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- (ii) 0.1-0.5 gram fructopolysaccharides with a degree of polymerization of 2-150;
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- (b2) a daily amount of between 4 and 8 gram indigestible oligosaccharides, comprising, per day:
- (i) 3.7-6.4 gram galactooligosaccharides with a degree of polymerization of 2-7;
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- (ii) 0.3-1.6 gram fructopolysaccharides with a degree of polymerization of 2-150.
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