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Sunday, September 25, 2011

milk formula

Milk is one of the most complete of all foods, containing nearly all the constituents of nutritional importance to us. (Dr Tee Ee Siong, president of the Nutrition Society of Malaysia)

There are variety of milk formula available in the market nowadays. So many brands and so many types to choose from. There are cow's milk, goat's milk, soy formula, organic milk...

DHA? Sugar content? etc etc...

Indecisive?

Look at the bigger picture, as Dr Tee suggested.

When you're unable to decide, go back to the basic. Is DHA the reason your child drink milk? Is DHA or sugar content the only factor that decide what milk your child should be taking? NO, definitely no.

A complete nutrition, or well-balanced diet is what you should be looking at.

Children consume milk for their calcium, iron, vitamins & other minerals which are equally important for their growth.

So, always look at the overall nutritional profile of the milk rather than only the specific nutrient. Dont judge a food by a single nutrient but its overall, complete nutritional profile.

Here is a list of cow's milk formula available in the market.

1. Danone Dumex

2. Mead Johnson

3. Novalac

4. Friso Gold

5. Dutch Lady

6. Wyeth

7. Snow

8. Nan Grow

9. Anmum

10. Fernleaf

Goat's milk

1. Karihome

Organic milk:

1. Bonlife

2. Biokinder

3. Bellamy

Friday, May 20, 2011

What Do You Know About Nutrition?

Monday, May 16, 2011

Baby Regurgitation

Regurgitation is a common condition in babies, especially in premature babies or babies within the first 4 months of life. However, fret not as babies usually outgrow it by one year o of age.

understanding the cause
As we eat, the food travels from mouth to the esophagus, into the stomach and emptying into the small intestine.

There's a valve between the lower part of the esophagus and the opening of the stomach, called lower esophageal sphincter (LES), which helps prevent food from flowing back into the esophagus.

Hence, if the LES is still weak or does not close properly, or large feedings that increase the gastric pressure or food that cause LES to relax, a reflux may be triggered.

Tips to reduce the condition:

burp the baby after feed
provide small and frequent feedings to avoid overfeeding. Large feeding increase gastric pressure and trigger reflux.
place the baby in a prone position after feeding, as it improves gastric emptying (carry out under doctor’s advise)
avoid food right before naps or bedtime
provide thickening formula feedings
avoid any known irritants in the diet. Possible irritants include citrus, tomato, chocolate, peppermint, fatty food (these food may cause a decrease in LES pressure). However, food irritants are individualized and do not eliminate food unnecessarily
recall and record the diet intake/feeding pattern to help determine whether the baby is regurgitating due to over feeding
do not play with or jiggle your baby right after feeding as too vigorous movements may trigger a reflux