Thickened composition for dysphagia patients

    公开(公告)号:US20210329956A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-28

    申请号:US17270928

    申请日:2018-08-30

    申请人: N.V. Nutricia

    摘要: The present invention relates to nutrition for dysphagia. More specifically it relates to a thickened composition for use in decreasing the laryngeal vestibule closure (LVC) time and/or decreasing the duration of swallowing response in a dysphagia patient, wherein the thickened composition comprises a thickening agent comprising galactomannan polysaccharide. The invention also pertains to a thickening agent for use in decreasing the laryngeal vestibule closure (LVC) time and/or decreasing the duration of swallowing response in a dysphagia patient who is consuming a composition to which the thickening agent comprising galactomannan polysaccharide has been added.