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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2010
Applicants:
Anja Wittke, Evansville, IN (US);
Dattatreya Banavara, Evansville, IN (US);
Cecilia Munoz, Evansville, IN (US);
Inventors:
Anja Wittke, Evansville, IN (US);
Dattatreya Banavara, Evansville, IN (US);
Cecilia Munoz, Evansville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company, Glenview, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/40 (2006.01); A61K 31/715 (2006.01); A01N 63/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for inhibiting the adhesion of at least one pathogen in the gastrointestinal tract of a human is disclosed herein. In certain embodiments, the method involves administering to the human a nutritional composition including a fat or lipid source, a protein source, a prebiotic composition that includes galactooligosaccharide and/or polydextrose and lactoferrin produced by a non-human source.