scholarly journals A bifidogenic effect is observed in young infants fed infant formula supplemented with galactooligosaccharide (GOS) and polydextrose (PDX)

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald Carey Walker ◽  
Deolinda MF Scalabrin ◽  
Susan Hazels Mitmesser ◽  
Cheryl Harris ◽  
John D Marunycz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infant Formula ◽  
Young Infants ◽  
Bifidogenic Effect

Controlling Infant Formula Promotion in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Barriers to Policy Implementation in the Health Sector

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Nguyen Thanh Son ◽  
Simon Barraclough ◽  
Martha Morrow ◽  
Duong Quang Trung
Keyword(s):  
Infant Formula ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Bottle Feeding ◽  
Ho Chi Minh City ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Young Infants ◽  
Breast Milk Substitutes

Despite the irrefutable evidence of the dangers of bottle feeding and international recommendations for exclusive breastfeeding of young infants, breast milk substitutes are widely used and continue to be promoted. National and international codes to restrict marketing activities of formula companies have had little effect in many countries. Breastfeeding is nearly universally practised in Vietnam, but rarely in accordance with current guidelines for optimal infant outcomes, and infant formula is easily available, especially in large cities, where socio-economic changes linked to transition to a market economy are most visible. Although Vietnam has enacted its own legally binding code, poorly paid health staff remain potential targets for companies wishing to increase sales through inducements. This paper reports findings from a study investigating adherence to the Vietnamese Code and attitudes of a range of health staff to its objectives and provisions in a sample of health facilities. An audit and semi-structured interviews were used to gather data from 22 health facilities in Ho Chi Minh City. Results suggest gifts and inducements are commonplace, awareness of the content of the Code is low, and there is considerable resistance to its provisions, based on financial considerations as well as ambivalence about the merits of breastfeeding. Further investigation to determine prevalence of violations, stricter enforcement of the existing Code, and in-service breastfeeding education are recommended to strengthen breastfeeding promotion in Vietnam.

scholarly journals A Comparative Investigation of an in vitro and Clinical Test of the Bifidogenic Effect of an Infant Formula

2010 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 208-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikoleta M. Lugonja ◽  
Olga B. Martinov ◽  
Mirjana R. Rasovic ◽  
Snezana D. Spasic ◽  
Gordana Dj. Gojgic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infant Formula ◽  
Comparative Investigation ◽  
Clinical Test ◽  
Bifidogenic Effect

New Prebiotic Blend of Polydextrose and Galacto-oligosaccharides Has a Bifidogenic Effect in Young Infants

2012 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 343-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deolinda M.F. Scalabrin ◽  
Susan H. Mitmesser ◽  
Gjalt W. Welling ◽  
Cheryl L. Harris ◽  
John D. Marunycz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Infants ◽  
Bifidogenic Effect

scholarly journals Metabolic Impact of Infant Formulas in Young Infants. An Outlook From the Urine Metabolome

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Echeverri-Peña ◽  
Johana Guevara-Morales ◽  
Angie Calvo Barbosa ◽  
Stefany Casallas Cortes ◽  
Ninna Pulido ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Milk ◽  
Infant Formula ◽  
Metabolic Profile ◽  
Urine Analysis ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Infant Formulas ◽  
H Nmr ◽  
Young Infants ◽  
Term Newborns ◽  
Breast Fed

Abstract Although breast milk is the ideal food source for newborns during the first six months of life, a high percentage of children receive infant formulas. There is evidence that specific diet habits may influence individual metabolic profile. Therefore, in newborns, such profile can be influenced by the use of infantile formulas given the composition differences that display compared to human milk. Up to now there are no reports in the literature that address this issue. Thus, this work aims to compare the metabolic profile of full-term newborns that were feed with either breast milk (n=32) or infantile formulas (n=21). Metabolic profile was established based on urine analysis through gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (H-NMR). Results evidenced a more gluconeogenic profile in breast fed infants. In addition, infant formula fed infants presented urinary excretion of metabolites derived from specific compounds present in this type of diet that were not observed in breast fed infants. Finally, it was observed that in infant formula fed infants there was excretion of basal levels of metabolites of clinical relevance. This results show the importance of understanding the metabolic impact of diet in newborn population in normal and pathological contexts.

scholarly journals Application of prebiotics in infant foods

2005 ◽  
Vol 93 (S1) ◽  
pp. S57-S60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gigi Veereman-Wauters
Keyword(s):  
Infant Formula ◽  
Infant Health ◽  
First Year ◽  
Infant Foods ◽  
Post Marketing ◽  
Rising Incidence ◽  
Intervention Trials ◽  
Health Need ◽  
First Year Of Life ◽  
Bifidogenic Effect

The rationale for supplementing an infant formula with prebiotics is to obtain a bifidogenic effect and the implied advantages of a ‘breast-fed-like’ flora. So far, the bifidogenic effect of oligofructose and inulin has been demonstrated in animals and in adults, of oligofructose in infants and toddlers and of a longchain inulin (10 %) and galactooligosaccharide (90 %) mixture in term and preterm infants. The addition of prebiotics to infant formula softens stools but other putative effects remain to be demonstrated. Studies published post marketing show that infants fed a long-chain inulin/galactooligosaccharide mixture (0·8 g/dl) in formula grow normally and have no side-effects. The addition of the same mixture at a concentration of 0·8 g/dl to infant formula was therefore recognized as safe by the European Commission in 2001 but follow-up studies were recommended. It is thought that a bifidogenic effect is beneficial for the infant host. The rising incidence in allergy during the first year of life may justify the attempts to modulate the infant's flora. Comfort issues should not be confused with morbidity and are likely to be multifactorial. The functional effects of prebiotics on infant health need further study in controlled intervention trials.

Food for Thought on Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 110-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan C. Arvedson
Keyword(s):  
Developmentally Appropriate ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Silent Aspiration ◽  
Multiple Systems ◽  
Young Infants ◽  
Adequate Understanding ◽  
Nutrition And Hydration ◽  
Pediatric Feeding ◽  
Areas Of Concern ◽  
And Function

Abstract “Food for Thought” provides an opportunity for review of pertinent topics to add to updates in areas of concern for professionals involved with feeding and swallowing issues in infants and children. Given the frequency with which speech-language pathologists (SLPs) make decisions to alter feedings when young infants demonstrate silent aspiration on videofluoroscopic swallow studies (VFSS), the need for increased understanding about cough and its development/maturation is a high priority. In addition, understanding of the role(s) of laryngeal chemoreflexes (LCRs), relationships (or lack of relationships) between cough and esophagitis, gastroesophageal reflux (GER), and chronic salivary aspiration is critical. Decision making regarding management must take into account multiple systems and their interactions in order to provide safe feeding for all children to meet nutrition and hydration needs without being at risk for pulmonary problems. The responsibility is huge and should encourage all to search the literature so that clinical practice is as evidence-based as possible; this often requires adequate understanding of developmentally appropriate neurophysiology and function.

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