Nutritional supplement containing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids
First Claim
1. A nutritional supplement for administration to children, the nutritional supplement comprising:
- a protein component;
a carbohydrate component; and
a lipid component comprising a source of DHA, wherein the supplement has an ω
-6;
ω
-3 fatty acid ratio of about 6;
1 or less.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a nutritional supplement for administration to children. The supplement comprises a protein component, a carbohydrate component, and a fat or lipid component which further comprises a source of DHA. The supplement has an ω-6:ω3 fatty acid ratio of about 6:1 or less. The present invention also relates to a method of providing nutrition to a pediatric subject comprising administering to the subject a nutritional supplement comprising a protein component; a carbohydrate component; and a fat or lipid component, which further comprises a source of DHA, wherein the composition has an ω-6:ω-3 fatty acid ratio of about 6:1 or less.
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30 Claims
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1. A nutritional supplement for administration to children, the nutritional supplement comprising:
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a protein component;
a carbohydrate component; and
a lipid component comprising a source of DHA, wherein the supplement has an ω
-6;
ω
-3 fatty acid ratio of about 6;
1 or less. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19)
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- 20. The nutritional supplement according to claim 20, wherein the supplement does not contain artificial sweeteners.
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22. A nutritional supplement for administration to children, the nutritional supplement comprising:
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a protein component;
a carbohydrate component; and
a lipid component comprising, in % w/w of the total lipid component;
between about 10% and about 50% canola oil;
between about 5% and about 40% soy oil;
between about 5% and about 40% high oleic sunflower oil;
between about 5% and about 40% medium chain triglyceride oil;
between about 1% and about 20% corn oil; and
between about 0.1% and about 10% of a source of DHA.
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23. The nutritional supplement according to claim 23, wherein the lipid component comprises, in % w/w of the total lipid component:
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29.3% canola oil;
20.7% soy oil;
20.5% high oleic sunflower oil;
19.8% medium chain triglyceride oil;
8.8% corn oil; and
0.9% of a source of DHA. - View Dependent Claims (17, 24)
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25. A liquid pediatric nutritional supplement comprising:
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a protein component that comprises milk protein concentrate;
a carbohydrate component that comprises a mixture of maltodextrin and sucrose;
a vitamin and mineral component; and
a lipid component comprising, in % w/w of the total lipid component, about;
29.3% canola oil;
20.7% soy oil;
20.5% high oleic sunflower oil;
19.8% medium chain triglyceride oil;
8.8% corn oil; and
0.9% of a source of DHA, wherein the supplement is nutritionally complete and has an ω
-6;
ω
-3 fatty acid ratio of about 6;
1 or less.
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26. A method of providing nutrition to a pediatric subject comprising administering to the subject a nutritional supplement comprising a protein component, a carbohydrate component, and a lipid component that comprises a source of DHA, wherein the nutritional supplement has an ω
- -6;
ω
-3 fatty acid ratio of about 6;
1 or less.
- -6;
- 27. The method according to claim 27, wherein the subject is between the age of about 9 months and about 13 years.
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29. The method according to claim 34, wherein the subject suffers from chronic illness, injury, trauma, failure to thrive, slow growth, undernourishment, poor immune function, poor cardiovascular function, weak bone strength, poor mental health development, recovery from surgery or illness, poor appetite, anorexia, bulimia, impaired ability to digest other sources of nutrition, and mixtures thereof.
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30. The method according to claim 34, wherein the supplement is administered to the subject in combination with human or animal milk.
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