Infant nutrition
Infant formula: giving infants the best possible start in life
Breast milk is the best start a baby can have in life. However, for different reasons, not all mothers are able to breastfeed their babies or choose to do so – and therefore need a safe, effective, high-quality alternative that precisely meets the needs of babies during the first critical months of life.
- Premature babies cannot be fed directly from the breast or bottle until they have reached 32-34 weeks, and must be fed tiny amounts through a tube placed through the nose into the stomach. They also have special nutritional needs – they grow faster than full-term babies, and have immature digestive systems. Nestlé Nutrition was the first to offer an effective, research-based formula for premature babies.
- Infants with a family history may experience atopic diseases, and later in life develop other allergies such as hay fever and asthma. Nestlé Nutrition has pioneered hypoallergenic infant formula, and led the way in probiotics – creating foods that “train” a newborn’s digestive and immune system to resist early childhood problems.
Nestlé Nutrition adheres to the World Health Organisation's International Code of Marketing Breast-milk Substitutes.
For more information about Infant Formula products, please contact a healthcare professional. If you are a healthcare professional, please visit our local professional sites or contact a medical delegate for additional information.
Baby food: building strong foundations for young children
Growing. Changing. Developing. As babies grow into young children, their nutritional needs change fast. The Nestlé Developmental Nutrition Plan (NDNP) helps parents provide optimum nutrition that enables their baby to build a healthy foundation for later life. It identifies the unique nutritional needs in each stage of development and suggests the right nutrition at the right moment of growth.
Nestlé Nutrition has also created healthier taste options - for example, baby foods with less salt and less sugar. Our philosophy is that children who acquire good eating habits from the start are building the nutritional foundation that will last throughout their life.
And we think our range of baby foods is a great place to start.
Performance nutrition: realising the body's full potential
Sport. Fitness. And keeping our bodies in excellent working condition. All of this contributes to general good health. Nestlé Nutrition plays a powerful part in making products that give people the edge to perform at their best.
Our solutions in performance nutrition are specially formulated and nutritionally charged to help the body deliver its potential under demanding physical challenges.
- 20 out of 22 of the 2005 Tour de France teams were fuelled by PowerBar, including seven-time winner Lance Armstrong.
- The "Tour de France" Performance Bar - contains ACTICAF, a proprietary blend of fibre and guarana - a natural source of caffeine which provides long-lasting mental alertness.
Healthcare nutrition: supporting health and speeding recovery
Nutrition can be a powerful ally to medicine in the fight against disease. Nutrition can contribute to good health. It can speed recovery after illness. And it can delay or even prevent the onset of illness.
That is why Nestlé Nutrition has tailored its solutions in healthcare nutrition to the body's specific needs during convalescence. We strive to provide strong nutritional support on the road to recovery and offer caregivers precise nutritional options to ensure their loved ones are receiving the best solution for their needs.
By expanding HealthCare Nutrition out of hospitals and into the community we have the opportunity to help consumers manage a variety of health concerns such as diabetes, Alzheimer's disease and cancer with a portfolio of products and services such as Nestlé Nutrition HomeCare.