Nutritional composition for the treatment of hypertriglyceridaemia and hyperchylomicronaemia

US5886037A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• N.V. Nutricia · NL

Inventors

• Hans-Ulrich Bernhard Klor · Linden, DE
• Annette Hauenschild · Lich, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 20, 1997
• Grant date: Mar 23, 1999
• Expiry date: Nov 20, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61P3/06
• WIPO field: Food chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A nutritional composition comprising fats and optionally carbohydrates, proteins and other food constituents, in which the fatty acids of the fats consist of: PA1 --55-95 wt. % n-3 polyunsaturated chain fatty acids caprylic acid and capric acid, PA1 --5-25 wt. % of the medium chain fatty acids stearidonic acid, eicosatetraenoic acid, eicosapeataenoic acid, docosapentaenoic acid and/or docosahexaenoic acid, PA1 --0-30 wt. % of other fatty acids, is suitable for treating increased plasma lipid levels in hypertriglyceridaemia or hyperchylomicronaemia.