Patent ID: 7691906
Filing Date: 2010-04-06
Classification: A23L,A61K,A61P,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of reducing the risk of sepsis comprising the step of administering to a patient at risk of sepsis about 0.5 to about 2.5 liters per day of a composition that comprises at least one lipid in an amount by weight of the total lipid of 40% to about 70% MCT (medium chain triglycerides), a protein source and a carbohydrate source, wherein the lipid provides greater than 35% of the total energy of the composition, wherein the composition comprises less than 15% by weight saturated fatty acids excluding MCT, and wherein the composition comprises a n-6/n-3 fatty acid ratio of about 2/1 to about 7/1.