Methods for improving tolerance, digestion, and lipid soluble nutrient absorption in an infant, toddler, or child

摘要

Disclosed are nutritional formulations including predigested fats that can be administered to preterm infants, infants, toddlers, and children for improving tolerance, digestion, and absorption of nutrients and for reducing the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis, colic, and short bowel syndrome. The predigested fats include fatty acid-containing monoglycerides and/or a fatty acid component.

主权项

1. A method for improving tolerance of an infant, toddler, or child, the method comprising administering to the infant, toddler or child a nutritional product comprising at least 0.2 wt % of total dry matter of at least one of a free fatty acid component and fatty acid-containing monoglycerides, wherein at least 70% of the fatty acids in the fatty acid-containing monoglycerides are at the Sn-1 position.