Nutrition for obese patients
View Patent ↗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.
1. A method for treatment of malnutrition comprising the step of administering to an obese patient suffering from malnutrition a nutritional composition comprising an energy density between 0.4 and 0.9 kcal/ml and, per liter, at least 500 μg RE of Vitamin A, 70 mg of Vitamin C, 9.0 mg α TE of Vitamin E, 4.0 mg of zinc and 30 μg of selenium, and the composition comprises a protein source providing 35 to 50% of the total calories of the composition and comprising between 60 and 85% by weight whey protein, and the nutritional composition is nutritionally complete.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the nutritional composition comprises, per liter, at least 1000 μg RE of Vitamin A, 125 mg of Vitamin C, 15.0 mg α TE of Vitamin E, 10.0 mg of zinc and 100 μg of selenium.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the protein source provides 40 to 50% of the total calories of the composition.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the nutritional composition further comprises a carbohydrate source that provides 25 to 45% of the total calories of the composition.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the nutritional composition further comprises a lipid source that provides 25 to 30% of the total calories of the composition.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein a ratio of n6:n3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in the lipid source is between 6:1 and 2:1.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the nutritional composition further comprises from 10 to 40 g/l of dietary fiber.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the nutritional composition further comprises, per liter, at least 6 mg iron, 500 mg calcium, 160 mg folate, 2.0 μg Vitamin B12, 8 μg Vitamin D and 60 μg Vitamin K.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein a remainder of the protein source is selected from the group consisting of defatted milk protein, soy protein, casein and combinations thereof.
10. A method for prevention or treatment of malnutrition comprising the step of administering a nutritional composition comprising an energy density between 0.4 and 0.9 kcal/ml and, per liter, at least 500 μg RE of Vitamin A, 70 mg of Vitamin C, 9.0 mg α TE of Vitamin E, 4.0 mg of zinc and 30 μg of selenium, and the composition comprises a protein source providing 35 to 50% of the total calories of the composition and comprising between 60 and 85% by weight whey protein, to an obese patient scheduled to undergo a treatment selected from the group consisting of surgery for a condition related to obesity and surgery for a condition unrelated to obesity.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the obese patient is suffering from malnutrition.
12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the condition related to obesity is Type II diabetes.
13. A method for prevention or treatment of malnutrition comprising the step of administering to an obese patient a nutritional composition comprising an energy density between 0.4 and 0.9 kcal/ml and, per liter, at least 500 μg RE of Vitamin A, 70 mg of Vitamin C, 9.0 mg α TE of Vitamin E, 4.0 mg of zinc and 30 μg of selenium, and the composition comprises a protein source providing 35 to 50% of the total calories of the composition and comprising between 60 and 85% by weight whey protein, and the nutritional composition is administered during hospitalization of the obese patient for a treatment selected from the group consisting of surgery for a condition related to obesity and surgery for a condition unrelated to obesity.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the obese patient is suffering from malnutrition.
15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the condition related to obesity is Type II diabetes.
16. A method for prevention or treatment of malnutrition comprising the step of administering a nutritional composition comprising an energy density between 0.4 and 0.9 kcal/ml and, per liter, at least 500 μg RE of Vitamin A, 70 mg of Vitamin C, 9.0 mg α TE of Vitamin E, 4.0 mg of zinc and 30 μg of selenium, and the composition comprises a protein source providing 35 to 50% of the total calories of the composition and comprising between 60 and 85% by weight whey protein, to an obese patient convalescing from a treatment selected from the group consisting of surgery for a condition related to obesity and surgery for a condition unrelated to obesity.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the obese patient is suffering from malnutrition.
18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the condition related to obesity is Type II diabetes.
19. The method of claim 16 , wherein the treatment from which the obese patient is convalescing is surgery for a condition related to obesity.
20. The method of claim 16 , wherein the treatment from which the obese patient is convalescing is surgery for a condition unrelated to obesity.