Patent ID: 8846612
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: A23L,A23V,A61K,A61P

Abstract:
1. A method for improving growth of an infant or young child and reducing the risk of development of insulin resistance or Type 2 diabetes of an infant or young child undergoing a period of catch-up growth following a period of intra-uterine growth restriction, during or after the period of catch-up growth, comprising the step of administering to such an infant or child a composition comprising a protein source comprising bovine casein that provides 100% by weight of the protein source, the composition administered daily during the period of catch-up growth, the protein source is between 1.6 and 2.0 g/100 kcal of the composition, and the improved growth is relative to growth from a composition comprising a protein source with a lower casein concentration.