[It looks like the newest additive for infant formula may be probiotics.
Janice]

Israeli study: Probiotics in baby formula can prevent illness and infection

By Allison Kaplan Sommer
January 23, 2005
http://www.israel21c.org/bin/en.jsp?enDispWho=Articles%5El895&enPage=BlankPa
ge&enDisplay=view&enDispWhat=object&enVersion=0&enZone=Health
Your shorter link is: http://makeashorterlink.com/?L59E31E4A

Just as everyone knows that breast milk is the ideal nutrition for infants,
they know just as well that there will always be mothers whose personal
circumstances make it difficult or impossible to nurse.
Now, new Israeli research published in the respected journal Pediatrics has
added to the body of knowledge to improve infant formula by replicating some
of the qualities of breast milk.

(see link above for full article)


The Study:
Effect of a Probiotic Infant Formula on Infections in Child Care Centers:
Comparison of Two Probiotic Agents
PEDIATRICS Vol. 115 No. 1 January 2005, pp. 5-9 (doi:10.1542/peds.2004-1815)

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/115/1/5

(I include the objective and conclusions, please see link for rest of
abstract)

Objective. To investigate the effect of 2 different species of probiotics in
preventing infections in infants attending child care centers.

Conclusions. Child care infants fed a formula supplemented with L reuteri or
B lactis had fewer and shorter episodes of diarrhea, with no effect on
respiratory illnesses. These effects were more prominent with L reuteri,
which was also the only supplement to improve additional morbidity
parameters.

Janice Reynolds
Saskatchewan, Canada

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