LIQUID NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY PATIENTS

摘要

A ready-to-consume liquid nutritional composition which is particularly suitable for use by morbidly obese patients pre- and post-bariatric surgery. The composition comprises an energy content between 80 - 160 kcal/100ml, a protein content between 40 - 80 En%, a digestible carbohydrate content between 0 - 30 En%, a fat content between - 40 En%, a soluble dietary fibre content between 1.5 - 8g/100 kcal, and micronutrients. The micronutrients comprise calcium in an amount between 150 - 1000 mg/100 kcal, phosphorus in an amount between 100 - 1000 mg/100 kcal, with a Ca:P ratio of at least 1.0, iron in an amount between 4 - 50 mg/100 kcal, vitamin D in an amount between 2 - 400 mcg/ 100 kcal and vitamin B12 in an amount between 0.5 - 300 mcg/ 100 kcal.