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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2015
Nestec S.a., Vevey, CH;
Stephanie Michlig Gonzalez, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, CH;
Jenny Meylan Merlini, Lausanne, CH;
Adam Burbidge, Arzier, CH;
Johannes Le Coutre, Pully, CH;
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Abstract
Compositions comprise an amount of cinnamaldehyde that is orally tolerable, thus avoiding an unpleasant mouth feeling, and also tolerable in the gastrointestinal tract. The amount of cinnamaldehyde is supplemented by zinc, and the combination is effective to promote a swallowing reflex. The composition comprising the combination of cinnamaldehyde and zinc can be used in a method to treat dysphagia and/or prevent aspiration pneumonia from dysphagia. In an embodiment, the composition comprising cinnamaldehyde is administered to a human. The composition comprising cinnamaldehyde may be a medicament, a food product or a supplement to a food product.