Fortified infant formula may become closer to breastmilk
While infant formula will never replicate breastmilk, Martek has released new studies that suggest that certain fortifications will reduce infections in formula fed babies:
22/10/2007 - Inclusion of prebiotic fibres in infant formula may cut the recurrence of infection during the first six-months of life by about 10 per cent, suggests new research.
Healthy term infants fed formula containing short chain galactooligosaccharides and long chain fructooligosaccharides (scGOS/lcFOS) also had a 6.5 per cent lower incidence of recurring respiratory infections than placebo-fed infants, according to a prospective, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
The study, published in the new issue of the Journal of Nutrition, adds to an ever-growing body of research reporting benefits fo the inclusion of prebiotics or probiotics in infant formula.
Hopefully the government will confirm the studies and politics and over-zealous breastfeeding advocates won’t get in the way of potentially making formula better.
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