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What they are and how they can support a baby’s natural immune system.
Breastmilk changes according to a baby’s needs. It varies from mother to mother and day to day. In fact, even during a feed the composition will change to match baby’s requirements.
However, breastmilk doesn’t just contain nutrition, it also has many other special components such as antibodies, a broad range of protective agents, and prebiotic oligosaccharides (OS). These offer many benefits to baby, such as a healthier gut flora and defence against potential infections.
The more research that takes place into breastmilk composition, the more knowledge we accumulate about the functional effects of all its individual elements, nutritional or otherwise. Also, as not all infants are breastfed for the recommended amount of time, it’s important that infant formulas continue to evolve, to try to mimic some of the functional benefits of breastmilk as closely as possible. This way, we hope to achieve some of the positive long term outcomes for those bottlefed as we see for those breastfed.
Below are some links to more information and articles about prebiotic OS:
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Prebiotic oligosaccharides The human gut is not sterile, but contains a huge number of micro-organisms (bacteria) that are first acquired at birth from the mother’s intestinal and vaginal flora. After this initial colonistion, the gut flora is affected by several factors, one ...Benefits of prebiotic oligosaccharides Trials have consistently demonstrated that the prebiotic oligosaccharides (OS) that have been added to Cow & Gate milks, promote an increase in friendly bacteria (bifidobacteria) similar to breastfed infants. Cow & Gate have, over 10 years, achieved ...How can Prebiotics support baby`s Natural immune system? The body has a complex system of natural defences and active defence mechanisms that protect it against invading pathogens. The intestine is populated with trillions of friendly bacteria, which colonise the gut after birth. Once settled, these friendly bacteria ...What are Prebiotics? The prebiotics naturally present in breastmilk are non-digestible carbohydrates called oligosaccharides. Prebiotics are food for the friendly bacteria naturally present in baby’s gut and they encourage higher levels of friendly bacteria, such as bifidobacteria. ...What are the benefits of breastmilk? Breastmilk, which is specifically adapted to the needs of the newborn, provides several tiers of defence. Young infants are vulnerable to pathogens due to their immature defence systems. Breastmilk, which is specifically adapted to the needs of the newborn, ...
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