NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING A PREBIOTIC AND LACTOFERRIN AND USES THEREOF

摘要

Provided is a composition and method for modulating serotonergic receptor expression, reducing anxiety-like behavior and stress-induced inflammatory response in a pediatric subject, the method including administering to the pediatric subject a nutritional composition including lactoferrin from a non-human source and a prebiotic composition including polydextrose and/or galactooligosaccharides. Further provided is a method for reducing constipation in a pediatric subject by providing a nutritional composition including lactoferrin from a non-human source and a prebiotic composition including polydextrose and/or galactooligosaccharides.

主权项

1. A method for modulating serotonergic receptor expression in a pediatric subject, the method comprising administering to the pediatric subject a nutritional composition comprising:
a. up to about 7 g/100 kcal of a fat or lipid source, wherein the fat or lipid source comprises milk fat globules derived from an enriched lipid fraction of bovine milk; c. at least about 15 mg/100 kcal of lactoferrin from a non-human source; and d. about 0.015 g/100 kcal to about 0.15 g/100 kcal of a prebiotic composition, wherein the prebiotic composition comprises polydextrose, a galacto-oligosaccharide or a combination thereof.