Patent ID: 8871218

Claim:
A method to reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis, and/or high blood cholesterol levels in a non-obese human infant, comprising feeding a human infant younger than 36 months of age with a composition comprising a lipid, a protein, and a digestible carbohydrate, wherein the lipid component comprises: (i) linoleic acid (LA) and α-linolenic acid (ALA) in a weight ratio of LA to ALA of between 2 and 7; (ii) less than 15 weight (wt.) % LA based on weight of total fatty acids in the composition; and (iii) at least 1 wt. % ALA based on weight of total fatty acids in the composition, (iv) 0.005 to 10 wt. % cholesterol based on weight of total lipid in the composition, which composition further comprises: (a) 0.5 to 20 wt. % phospholipids based on weight of total lipid in the composition; and/or (b) 0.5 to 20 wt. % sphingolipids based on weight of total lipid in the composition, and wherein the digestible carbohydrate comprises at least 35 wt. % lactose.