Infant and Toddler Nutrition Hub
Early life nutrition plays a crucial role in supporting an infant’s healthy growth and development, laying the foundations for their lifelong health.¹ ² During their first 1,000 days and beyond, an infant’s growth, brain and nervous system development,³ immune function⁴ and general wellbeing are significantly influenced by their nutrition.⁴
This is a window of opportunity during which good nutrition can reduce an infant’s risk of health complications including disease, obesity and allergy, both now and later in life.⁵
Support your patients in maintaining optimal nutrition during this time. their early months below.
Infant Nutrition for Immunity
Early life nutrition plays a pivotal role in the development of a balanced and healthy gut microbiota in an infant,⁶ which in turn is essential for the development of a resilient and healthy immune system.⁴ ⁷
A balanced microbiota has been shown to support immune function, protect against infection, and promote general health both in an infant’s early years and throughout their lifetime.⁴
The foundations for an infant’s gut and immune health are laid during their first 1,000 days,¹ ⁸ ⁹ so ensuring adequate nutrition throughout this time can have lifelong benefits for their health and immune function.
Breastfeeding is the best source of nutrition for infants. For those infants unable to exclusively breastfeed, Aptamil Gold+ infant formula contains a unique blend of prebiotic oligosaccharides,*¹⁰⁻¹² to nutritionally support immune health. This blend of prebiotics was designed to closely reflect the quantity and functionality of human milk oligosaccharides.¹³
Learn more about optimising infant nutrition to support gut health and immunity.
*scGOS:lcFOS 0.72:0.08g/100mL
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Aptamil Infant & Toddler Range
The Aptamil Infant and Toddler Range provides nutritional support to toddlers and infants with a variety of health requirements. We recommend devising individualised plans for each of your patients to ensure early life nutrition, tailored to their individual circumstances and needs.
Managing Clinical Conditions
Clinical conditions require a holistic management to address both the immediate symptoms and the long-term health of infants. To help you best support your patients, Aptamil products help to nutritionally manage specific health conditions in formula-fed patients including cow’s milk protein allergy, reflux and regurgitation, functional constipation, infant colic and lactose intolerance.
Learn how Aptamil’s range can help you manage clinical conditions in your formula-fed patients below.
For Healthcare Professional use only – not distribution to the general public.
Nutricia products are intended for the nutritional management of diseases and related medical conditions and therefore should be used under medical supervision.
This information is general only and healthcare professionals should rely on their own skill and judgement when assessing and diagnosing patients
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Nutricia products are intended for the nutritional management of diseases and related medical conditions and therefore should be used under medical supervision.
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Important notice and declaration
Breast milk is best for babies. Professional advice should be followed before using an infant formula. Introducing partial bottle feeding could negatively affect breast feeding. Good maternal nutrition is important for breast feeding and reversing a decision not to breast feed may be difficult. Infant formula should always be used as directed. Proper use of an infant formula is important to the health of the infant. Social and financial implications should be considered when selecting a method of feeding.
The information provided on this website is intended for use by healthcare professionals only. It is a condition of use of this site that you are a healthcare professional within the meaning of the Marketing in Australia of Infant Formulas (MAIF) Agreement or health practitioner within the meaning of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cth). By accessing and using this website you acknowledge and declare that you are a registered healthcare professional. The content on this site is intended for general information and educational purposes only.