CALORICALLY DENSE NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION

An enteral composition and method for providing nutrition to metabolically stressed patients. The enteral composition has an energy density of about 1.4 to 1.8 kcal/ml. The enteral composition includes a protein source providing 15% to 20% of the energy of the composition, a lipid source, and a carb...

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Hauptverfasser: TWYMAN, DIANA, MICHALSKI, TOM, MARK, DAVID, A
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:An enteral composition and method for providing nutrition to metabolically stressed patients. The enteral composition has an energy density of about 1.4 to 1.8 kcal/ml. The enteral composition includes a protein source providing 15% to 20% of the energy of the composition, a lipid source, and a carbohydrate source. The enteral composition has a ratio of non-protein calories per gram of nitrogen of at least about 90:1.