Improvement in promotion of healthy catch-up growth

• Main Authors: MACE, Catherine, APRIKIAN, Olivier, BLANCHER, Florence, SHAHKHALILI, Yassaman
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 02.10.2019
• Subjects: FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PHOSPHATIDE COMPOSITIONS FOR FOODSTUFFS; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; PROTEIN COMPOSITIONS FOR FOODSTUFFS; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES; WORKING-UP PROTEINS FOR FOODSTUFFS

The use of a protein source comprising bovine casein proteins for the preparation of a nutrional composition for administration to an infant, young child or adult during or after a period of catch-up growth or weight recovery, following a period of growth restriction or weight lost, so as improve growth at early age and/or to reduce the risk of development of insulin resistance and/or Type 2 diabetes later in the life of the infant, young child or adult.