Patent ID: 8119142

Claim:
A method to reduce the risk of developing obesity in a non-obese human infant comprising feeding a human infant younger than 36 months of age with a nutritional composition that comprises a lipid component, a protein component and a digestible carbohydrate component, 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, 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 which composition further comprises (c) 0.05 to 10 wt. % cholesterol based on weight of total lipid in the composition.