PROCESS FOR IMPROVING GLUCOSE METABOLISM, SATIETY, AND NUTRIENT ABSORPTION IN COMPANION ANIMALS,申请号EP19980913414-传众专利搜索

PROCESS FOR IMPROVING GLUCOSE METABOLISM, SATIETY, AND NUTRIENT ABSORPTION IN COMPANION ANIMALS

申请公布号：EP0967985(A1)

申请号：EP19980913414

申请日期：1998.04.06

申请公布日期：2000.01.05

申请人：

THE IAMS COMPANY

发明人：SUNVOLD, GREGORY, D.;HAYEK, MICHAEL, G.

分类号：A23K1/14;A23K1/16;A23K1/18;A61K31/715;A61K36/68;A61K36/752;A61P1/18

主分类号：A23K1/14

摘要：A process for feeding an animal a diet which alters the function and morphology of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT), a large lymphoid organ in the animal and which improves glucose metabolism, satiety, and nutrient absorption. The process involves feeding a companion animal such as, for example, a dog or cat a diet of a pet food composition containing fermentable fibers which have an organic matter disappearance (OMD) of 15 to 60 percent when fermented by fecal bacteria for a 24 hour period, the fibers being present in amounts from about 1 to 11 weight percent of supplemental total dietary fiber. The animal is maintained on the diet for a sufficient period of time to allow the fermentable fibers to ferment in the GIT of the animal.