Safety of a New Synbiotic Starter Formula

• DOI: 10.5223/pghn.2017.20.3.167
• Publication Date: 2017-10-10T07:43:24Z
• Authors: Yvan Vandenplas; Antonis Analitis; Chara Tziouvara; Athina Kountzoglou; Anastasia Drakou; Manos Tsouvalas; Antigoni Mavroudi; Ioannis Xinias
• Keywords: Synbiotics; Functional constipation; Polydextrose

Breastfeeding is the best way to feed all infants, but not infants can be (exclusively) breastfed. Cow's milk based infant formula second choice feeding.The safety of a new synbiotic formula, supplemented with Bifidobacterium lactis and fructo-oligosaccharides, lactose whey/casein 60/40 protein ratio was tested in 280 during 3 months.The median age at inclusion 0.89 months. Weight evolution accordance World Health Organization growth charts for exclusive breastfed infants. The anthropometric parameters (weight-for-length z score body mass index-for-age score) within normal range. incidence functional constipation (3.2%), daily regurgitation (10.9%), infantile crying colic (10.5%) were significantly lower than reported prevalence similar according literature (median value 7.8% constipation, 26.7% regurgitation, 17.7% colic).The starter safe, resulted well tolerated. Functional gastro-intestinal manifestations (functional colic) literature. Synbiotics (Bifidobacterium fructo-oligosaccharides) cow's bring feeding, closer golden standard, breastfeeding.