Breakthrough findings from recently-concluded research proving that one of the world’s most researched probiotics known as L-Protectus (L.reuteri) helps strengthen gut defenses of one to three year-old children have been unveiled at a Nestlé roundtable discussion in Dubai, with the participation of leading local and international experts in the fields of clinical nutrition, pediatric medicine and nutrition research.
According to a recent study published in the UAE by Dr Mohamad Miqdady, Division Chief, Pediatric Gastrointestinal Infections, Hepatology and Nutrition Division at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, children between the ages of one and three fall sick due to infectious diseases 10 to 15 times a year, which is why discovering new means to strengthen their immune system is crucial.
“This randomized placebo-controlled study has been completed by 336 children proving that L. Protectus (L. reuteri) helps to reduce gastrointestinal infections in children when given on a daily basis. Therefore, it is important for parents to know that choosing the right nutrition for their children from a very young age is crucial to avoid them from getting these infections, and subsequently growing up healthy,” concluded the event’s key speaker Dr. Kimmo Makinen, Senior Scientist and a probiotic expert at the Nestlé Research Centre in Lausanne, Switzerland.
“Nestlé is committed to develop products that best support growth and development of the child. Nestlé Nido One Plus is the only specialised growing-up milk that contains FortiProtect which includes L-Protectus (L.reuteri) to help strengthen gut defenses, prebiotics to encourage a healthy digestive system and Iron, Zinc and Vitamins that help support immunity, growth and bone development,” a comapny press release claimed.
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