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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2011
Doug Bolster, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Zamzam Fariba Roughead, Plymouth, MN (US);
Norman Alan Greenberg, New Hope, MN (US);
Jennifer Mager, St. Louis, MO (US);
Doug Bolster, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Zamzam Fariba Roughead, Plymouth, MN (US);
Norman Alan Greenberg, New Hope, MN (US);
Jennifer Mager, St. Louis, MO (US);
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Abstract
Nutritional compositions having reduced amounts of calories and high amounts of protein and methods of making and using the nutritional compositions are provided. The nutritional compositions may include a processed whole food component, a high amount of protein, and a reduced amount of calories in order to provide a patient with a pH-balanced formulation that includes the benefits of food bioactives beyond essential macro- and micronutrients without providing excessive energy. Methods of administering such nutritional compositions to patients in need of improved bone, muscle, neurological, immune, and/or overall health are also provided.