Enriched infant formulas
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1. Infant formula comprising fat, protein, carbohydrate, vitamins, and minerals, including, on an as-fed basis:
- (A) at least about 5 mg/L of gangliosides,(B) at least about 150 mg/L of phospholipids,(C) lactoferrin, and(D) at least about 70 mg/L of sialic acid, with at least about 2.5% by weight of the sialic acid as lipid-bound sialic acid
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Disclosed are infant formulas comprising fat, protein, carbohydrate, vitamins, and minerals, including on an as-fed basis (A) at least about 5 mg/L of gangliosides, (B) at least about 150 mg/L of phospholipids, and (C) lactoferrin, and (D) at least about 70 mg/L of sialic acid, with at least about 2.5% by weight of the sialic acid as lipid-bound sialic acid. Also disclosed are methods of using the formula to reduce the risk of diarrhea infants, and to produce a gut microflora profile similar to that of breast-fed infants.
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1. Infant formula comprising fat, protein, carbohydrate, vitamins, and minerals, including, on an as-fed basis:
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(A) at least about 5 mg/L of gangliosides, (B) at least about 150 mg/L of phospholipids, (C) lactoferrin, and (D) at least about 70 mg/L of sialic acid, with at least about 2.5% by weight of the sialic acid as lipid-bound sialic acid - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of reducing the risk of diarrhea in an infant, comprising
(I) preparing an infant formula comprising fat, protein, carbohydrate, vitamins, and minerals, including, on an as-fed basis: -
(A) at least about 5 mg/L of gangliosides, (B) at least about 150 mg/L of phospholipids, (C) lactoferrin, (C) at least about 70 mg/L of total sialic acid with at least about 2.5% by weight of the sialic acid as lipid-bound sialic acid, (II) administering or instructing a caregiver to administer the formula to an infant. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of producing a gut microflora profile similar to that of breast-fed infants, said method comprising
(I) preparing an infant formula comprising fat, protein, carbohydrate, vitamins, and minerals, including, on an as-fed basis: -
(A) at least about 5 mg/L of gangliosides, (B) at least about 150 mg/L of phospholipids, (C) lactoferrin, (C) at least about 70 mg/L of total sialic acid with at least about 2.5% by weight of the sialic acid as lipid-bound sialic acid, (II) administering or instructing a caregiver to administer the formula to an infant. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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