Methods of improving tolerance related to feeding in an infant, toddler, or child
AssigneeAbbott Laboratories
InventorsChron-Si Lai, Steven Davis, Keith Garleb, John Lasekan
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Abstract
Disclosed are nutritional formulations including predigested fats that can be administered to preterm infants, infants, toddlers, and children for improving tolerance, digestion, and absorption of nutrients and for reducing the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis, colic, and short bowel syndrome. The predigested fats include fatty acid-containing monoglycerides and/or a fatty acid component.
Claims20
A method of improving tolerance related to feeding in an infant, toddler, or child, the method comprising administering to the infant, toddler or child a nutritional product comprising a fat system having at least 10 wt %, by weight of the fat system, of at least one of a fatty acid component, fatty acid-containing monoglycerides having at least 70% of the fatty acids at the Sn-1 position, and combinations thereof, wherein the fatty acid component includes at least one of free fatty acids, fatty acid salts, and combinations thereof.
A method of improving tolerance related to feeding in an infant, the method comprising administering to the infant an infant formula comprising a fat system having at least 10 wt %, by weight of the fat system, of at least one of a fatty acid component, fatty acid-containing monoglycerides having at least 70% of the fatty acids at the Sn-1 position, and combinations thereof, wherein the fatty acid component includes at least one of free fatty acids, fatty acid salts, and combinations thereof.
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