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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2004
Applicants:
Nancy Auestad, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Joan R. Jacobs, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Nancy Auestad, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Joan R. Jacobs, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
ABBOTT LABORATORIES, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 47/00 (2006.01); A01N 37/00 (2006.01); A61K 38/00 (2006.01); A23L 1/221 (2006.01); A23G 3/00 (2006.01); A23C 9/16 (2006.01); A23L 1/30 (2006.01); A23L 1/29 (2006.01); A61K 31/202 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/3008 (2013.01); A23L 1/293 (2013.01); A23L 1/296 (2013.01); A61K 31/202 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a method of increasing lean body mass and reducing fat body mass in infants, said method comprising administration to an infant, term or preterm, a nutritional formula comprising a source of DHA and ARA. It has been found that the administration of DHA and ARA, or a source thereof, in infants can increase lean body mass and reduce fat body mass, when compared to an unsupplemented control formula, without impacting the total overall growth of the infant. This method is especially useful in preterm infants.