By December 2, 2008, a total of 294,000 children had been reported to have abnormal urinary system due to the consumption of milk powder.
Not long ago, some infants in yongxing county, chenzhou city, hunan province suffered from malnutrition due to the long-term consumption of solid drinks pretending to be special medical milk powder, and some children even became “big head babies”. Parents who buy it are usually told by their doctor that their baby has milk allergies and are advised to buy amino acid milk powder.
Big head doll
So what is special medicine milk powder?
Special medicine milk powder is an amino acid formula for infants with protein allergy. In addition to meeting the requirements of ordinary formula milk powder, special nutritional requirements are also required, including food additives and nutritional fortifiers, various sugars, urease activities, etc.
So what about the so-called baby milk allergy?
According to incomplete statistics, the incidence rate of premature infants in China is about 7%, and amino acid metabolic disorder syndrome, such as phenylketonuria, accounted for 120,000 children in China in 2014. In addition, the incidence rate of some infants allergic to milk protein since birth is about 2.5% ~ 7%… The growth and development of these infants no longer play a role in the universal “formula” and require special formula.
Learned, special medical use infant formula, referred to as “formula”, different from ordinary milk powder market, is dedicated to specific digestive disorder or special medical conditions of infants and young children eat branded milk powder, belong to the category of special medical use formula, used for auxiliary treatment of diseases, should be under the guidance of a doctor or a clinical nutritionist used alone or in combination with other food to eat.
How to buy milk
Currently, there are six types of special formula on the market:
The first is premature infant milk powder. In order to adapt to the premature infant’s immature gastrointestinal digestion and absorption capacity, which needs more calories and special nutrients to complete individual growth and other special needs, the milk powder prepared is premature infant milk powder, which is characterized by easy digestion and high calorie.
The second formula is allergy-free milk powder, which mainly removes the substances in the milk powder that can easily cause gastrointestinal allergic reactions. This formula does not contain lactose, and is designed for babies who are born with lactase deficiency and babies who have chronic diarrhea (caused by intestinal mucosal surface lactase loss).
The third type is immune milk powder, which is enriched with “immune substance groups” such as active physiological factors and special antibodies.
The fourth is high-protein milk powder, which is suitable for post-surgery convalescent patients. The recovery of tissues in the body requires more proteins to form new cells and structures. Some kidney diseases also need to be replenished with extra protein because long-term protein is lost in the urine. However, this kind of milk powder is not suitable for patients with severe liver disease, because it is easy to cause deterioration of the condition.
The fifth type is high-speed iron milk powder 30, iron helps to produce heme and improve anemia, premature infants, patients with anemia after surgery and surgery can be used according to their needs.
The sixth kind is protein hydrolyzed formula milk powder, which mainly USES the technology of protein hydrolyzed to mince up the macromolecular protein in milk powder, which can be absorbed more easily, so as to relieve the digestive discomfort and lactose intolerance of babies after drinking milk powder. This kind of milk powder is what these babies in yongxing county, chenzhou city, hunan province need.
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