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The basics of prescribing infant formulas

C.J.W. Owens, I.L. Labuschagne, M.J. Lombard
South African Family Practice | Vol 55, No 2 : March/April| a3806 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/20786204.2013.10874321 | © 2025 | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 29 April 2013 | Published: 30 April 2013

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C.J.W. Owens, Nutrition Information Centre, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
I.L. Labuschagne, Nutrition Information Centre, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
M.J. Lombard, Nutrition Information Centre, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

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Abstract

All infant formulas must support the normal growth and development of infants, and this needs to be scientifically demonstrated. Formulas have to contain sufficient amounts of basic nutrients, and so are nutritionally interchangeable, with no evidence indicating that one brand is superior to another.1,2

Keywords

infant formula; milk; whey protein; infant nutrition; feeding

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