A - Human Necessities – 61 – K
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A - Human Necessities
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A61K 36/889 (2006.01) A23L 1/29 (2006.01) A61K 31/192 (2006.01) A61K 31/352 (2006.01) A61K 31/702 (2006.01) A61K 36/60 (2006.01) A61K 36/736 (2006.01) A61K 36/87 (2006.01) A61P 19/10 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2573338
Disclosed are nutritional compositions and methods of using the compositions for treating or preventing osteoporosis. The compositions comprise (A) those dried fruit solids that inherently comprise flavonoids, hydroxycinnamic acids, and a fiber component of which at least about 20% by weight is soluble fiber, and (B) a soluble, indigestible oligosaccharide in addition to any soluble fiber inherently in the dried fruit solids. The dried fruit solids may also be characterized as those selected from dried plum, dried grape, dried date, or dried fig. The combination of dried fruit solids (e.g., dried plum solids) and soluble indigestible oligosaccharides (e.g., fructooligosaccharides) have been found to be surprisingly more effective in affecting bone mineral density than either component when used alone, thus allowing for reduced concentrations of such ingredients in a nutritional product form such as a beverage or solid nutritional bar.
L'invention concerne des compositions nutritives et des procédés permettant d'utiliser des compositions pour traiter ou prévenir l'ostéoporose. Les compositions comprennent (A) des solides de fruits secs, qui comprennent de manière inhérente des flavonoïdes, des acides hydroxycinnamiques, et un composant fibreux, dont au moins 20 % en poids est une fibre soluble, et (B) un oligosaccharide soluble, non digestible, ajouté à la fibre soluble comprise dans les solides de fruits secs. Lesdits solides ont été sélectionnés parmi les pruneaux, les raisins secs, les dates sèches ou les figues sèches. L'association desdits solides (par exemple des solides de pruneaux) et des oligosaccharides non digestibles (par exemple des fructooligosaccharides) a été plus efficace dans la modification de la densité minérale osseuse que tout autre composant utilisé seul, ce qui permet d'utiliser des concentrations réduites desdits ingrédients dans un produit nutritif, tel qu'une boisson ou une barre nutritive solide.
Abbott Laboratories
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