A new infant formula infused with prebiotics protects a baby's immune system like breast milk, according to a new study.
The study, published Wednesday in the Journal of Nutrition, studied 200 babies over six weeks, divided into three feeding groups: breastfed, formula-fed and formula fed with specific prebiotics. Multiple immune markers of breast-fed babies and babies using the prebiotic formula were nearly identical, the study showed. Prebiotics are fibers that support good bacteria in the body.
“This is the biggest breakthrough in the last decade” for Abbott formula, the owner Similac, said Dr. Rachael Buck, one of the study's researchers who works for the company.
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