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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Olivier Ballevre, Lausanne, CH;
Paul-Andre Finot, St. Legier, CH;
Denis Breuille, Saint-Saturnin, FR;
Assignee:
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23C 1/700 ; A23C 2/100 ; A23D 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23C 1/700 ; A23C 2/100 ; A23D 7/00 ;
Abstract
Methods for maintaining, improving or increasing the synthesis of mucins by administering a nutritional composition or supplement that contains a therapeutically effective amount of threonine are provided. The present invention further provides methods for treating a variety of disease states characterized by alterations to the mucin levels, such as, intestinal inflammatory and bacterial infections or other like disease states.