Nestec S.a.

Institut De La Research Agronomique

Institut National De La Recherche Agronomique

Christiane Obled

Denis Breuille

Francis Rose

Maurice Arnal

Claudia Roessle

Myriam Richelle

Marco Enrico Turini

Gayle Crozier-Willi

Paul André Finot

Guy Dutot

Philippe Patureau Mirand

Sabine Mercier

A composition for use as a medicament, functional food or nutritional product is described which comprises at least one lipid wherein the lipid provides greater than 35% total energy of the composition. A preferred embodiment comprises a n-6/n-3 fatty acid ratio of about 2/1 to 7/1. In addition, a method of preparing the composition; use of the composition in the manufacture of a medicament, functional food or nutritional product; and a method of treatment or treatment or prevention of sepsis or inflammatory shock which comprises administering an effective amount of the composition are described.

High lipid diet

Compositions and methods intended to be administered enterally or parenterally for treating sepsis. The composition containing, in a biologically and nutritionally acceptable medium, at least free cysteine or cysteine in the form of a precursor, prodrug, protein or peptide hydrolysate, in a proportion of pharmacologically active cysteine greater than the proportion of cysteine present in a nutritional composition corresponding to the requirements of a healthy man, the proportion of cysteine being determined with respect to all the amino acids present in the composition.

Composition based on amino acids intended for the treatment of sepsis or

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Christiane Obled