"PEDIATRIC FORMULATION AND METHODS TO PROVIDE NUTRITION TO PEDIATRIC PATIENTS AND TO IMPROVE TOLERANCE IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS". The present invention provides an improved pediatric formula and methods for providing nutrition and improving tolerance in pediatric patients. The formula may be provided in powdered, concentrated, or ready-to-eat forms. The pediatric formula comprises, based on a 100 Kcal base, from about 8 to about 16 grams of carbohydrate (preferably from about 9 to 4 to 12, 3 grams), from about 3 to about 6 grams of carbohydrate. lipid (preferably from about 4.7 to about 5.6 grams), from about 1.8 to about 3.3 grams of protein (preferably from about 2.4 to about 3.3 grams) and a tolerance enhancer comprising from about 37 to about 370 milligrams (preferably from about 74 to about 222 milligrams, more preferably from about 111 to about 148 milligrams) of xanthan gum. The formula may be provided in a powder comprising, based on 100 grams of powder, from about 30 to about 90 grams of carbohydrate (preferably from about 48 to about 59), from about 15 to about 30 grams of lipid (preferably from 22 to about 28 grams), from about 8 to about 17 grams of protein (preferably from about 11 to about 17), and from about 188 to about 1880 milligrams (preferably from about 375 to about 1125, more preferably from about 375 to about 1125 milligrams) of xanthan gum. The formula further preferably comprises vitamins and minerals and may further comprise a stabilizer. The methods comprise administering to a pediatric patient an effective amount of a pediatric formula according to the invention as described above.
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