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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:
Jan. 16, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 09, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nestec, Ltd., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 4/304 ; A01N 4/500 ; A01N 4/360 ; A01N 4/308 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 4/304 ; A01N 4/500 ; A01N 4/360 ; A01N 4/308 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for providing nutrition to elderly patients. Pursuant to the present invention, the enteral composition includes a protein source, a lipid source, and a carbohydrate source. Preferably, the protein source includes at least 18% of the total calories. In an embodiment, the carbohydrate source includes a source of dietary fiber including a balance of soluble to insoluble fiber ratio of approximately 1:3. Still further, the composition of the present invention also includes increased levels of certain vitamins and minerals.