Background/objective: Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids have beneficial effects in preterm neurophysiological development and are semi-essential. Their levels and variation in plasma and red ...

Could health claims on baby formula lead parents to abandon breastfeeding? The FDA thinks so. The FDA just announced that it is planning to research health claims on infant formulas such as "supports ...

AYER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ajinomoto Cambrooke, Inc., a U.S.-based therapeutic nutrition company and global provider of medical nutrition products, today introduced two essentially better ...

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is an omega-3 fatty acid that is highly concentrated in CNS tissues. Although breast milk contains the fatty acids DHA and arachidonic acid, infant formulas marketed in ...