IMPORTANT NOTICE: Breastfeeding is best for infants and is recommended for as long as possible during infancy. Alimentum and EleCare are infant formulas for special medical purposes and should only be used under the recommendation or guidance of a healthcare professional.
*The 2'-FL (2'-fucosyllactose) used in this formula is biosynthesised and structurally identical to the human milk oligosaccharide (HMO) 2'-FL, found in most mothers' breast milk1.
†Studies conducted in healthy-term infants fed standard Similac formula with 2’-FL (not Alimentum or EleCare), compared to control formula without 2’-FL.
2’-FL: 2’-fucosyllactose; FOS: fructo-oligosaccharides; GOS: galacto-oligosaccharides; HMO: human milk oligosaccharide.
References
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