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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Nestec S.a., Vevey, CH;
Inventor:
Claudia Roessle, Morges, CH;
Assignee:
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/303 (2006.01); A23L 1/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/293 (2013.01); A23L 33/15 (2016.08); A23L 33/16 (2016.08); A23L 33/19 (2016.08); A23L 33/30 (2016.08); A23L 33/40 (2016.08); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides a composition and method for providing nutritional support to obese patients. The composition has an energy density between 0.4 and 0.9 kcal/ml and comprises a protein source which comprises at least 30% by weight whey protein and provides at least 30% of the total calories of the composition. The composition may include a carbohydrate source and a lipid source. Preferably at least 50% by weight of the protein source is whey protein. The invention further extends to use of the composition in the prevention of treatment of malnutrition in obese patients.