With the fire of the mother and baby market, milk powder has also become the focus of attention of bao moms and dads. Recently, there is a strong interest in "hydrolyzed milk powder", so what is hydrolyzed protein milk powder? What are the effects of hydrolyzed protein milk powder?
Leaving aside the conclusion, let's first understand what hydrolyzed milk powder is. Is it good for your baby's growth and development? In this way, after a comprehensive understanding, we can rationally choose a suitable milk powder for the baby. Before that, many new parents' concept of hydrolyzed protein milk powder was only derived from the "sales" words of the mother and baby store clerk or a brief introduction of the video blogger. Let's take a look at the "magic" hydrolyzed protein milk powder, is it really good for the baby to eat it for a long time?
First of all, hydrolyzed protein milk powder refers to milk powder that uses hydrolyzed protein as a protein source. Hydrolyzed proteins are proteins processed by hydrolysis processes, which cut the complete macromolecular proteins into small molecule proteins (moderate hydrolysis) or even free amino acids (complete hydrolysis) to reduce the sensitization of milk proteins. We listen to this meaning, can reduce the allergenicity of milk protein, is this not good for the baby? Don't jump to conclusions, maybe the result is unexpected.
According to the degree of hydrolysis, hydrolyzed protein milk powder is divided into three categories, partial (moderate) hydrolyzed protein milk powder, deep hydrolyzed protein milk powder, and fully hydrolyzed protein milk powder. It's a little dizzy to see here, what is it like?
1, moderate hydrolyzed protein milk powder: part of the hydrolyzed formula is a moderate hydrolysis of milk protein, the use of biotechnology to cut off the polypeptide, so that it becomes a small peptide, reducing the amount of antigenic active substances, thereby reducing the antigenicity of the protein. Partially hydrolyzed protein formulations are currently considered to be only used as a preventive formula for cow's milk protein allergy and not as a therapeutic formula for nutritional management.
2. Deep hydrolyzed protein milk powder: most of the milk protein is hydrolyzed, which is suitable for the treatment of mild milk protein allergies and belongs to the formula milk powder for medical purposes.
3, amino acid formula: amino acid milk powder does not contain peptides, for the treatment of children with milk protein allergy, because it is completely free of allergens, the treatment efficiency is as high as 99%. If your baby is still allergic to deep hydrolyzed formulas, amino acid formulas are needed.
It should be noted that hydrolyzed protein milk powder is a therapeutic formula after the diagnosis of milk protein allergy, and it should be consumed according to the doctor's instructions. Hydrolyzed proteins formulated with depth and amino acids are not available on the general market and must be purchased in hospitals with a prescription from a doctor.
After reading the above science, we understand that hydrolyzed protein formula is developed for babies with "milk protein allergy", especially the latter two hydrolyzed milk powders are diagnosed in the baby with milk protein allergy, and the doctor prescribes a prescription to eat, which is a therapeutic formula. However, even if the baby is allergic to milk, after a period of time of hydrolyzed protein milk powder under the guidance of a doctor, if the baby's symptoms gradually ease, it is necessary to gradually transition to a complete protein milk powder to help the baby restore normal intestinal and immune function. Never let your baby eat for a long time.
It's like if the baby is sick and wants to take medicine, and naturally does not need to take medicine if he is not sick. The special processes used in hydrolyzed protein formulas are not necessary for healthy babies. Healthy babies can choose ordinary formula to meet their daily nutritional needs. If the parents are still unclear, forcing the baby to feed hydrolyzed formula will have an irreversible adverse effect on the baby. In addition, I also deliberately consulted the relevant experts. Expert advice: Healthy babies should choose complete protein formula, only milk protein allergy babies can choose hydrolyzed protein formula. Seeing this, some parents will not be very clear, for the baby, long-term drinking hydrolyzed protein milk powder, why there are side effects.
Query the relevant information to understand that hydrolyzed protein is an ingredient that does not exist in breast milk, so hydrolyzed protein milk powder is not a choice that fits breast milk, nor is it naturally suitable for babies. Healthy babies have the ability to digest intact protein in the process of growing up, and long-term consumption of hydrolyzed protein intestinal function can not be exercised, but affect the development of intestinal digestive function. Just like: the baby has reached the stage of eating complementary foods, if you just feed the mushy food, when you don't touch the fixation, its small teeth can't be fully honed, and the digestive system is the same reason, losing the opportunity to exercise. What we don't know is that hydrolyzed proteins use processed enzymes, and the enzymes produced by the human body itself are different, and the amino acid spectrum after digestion is different from the body's own enzymatic digestion, which will affect the baby's digestion and absorption. At the same time, the molecular weight of hydrolyzed protein is small, the baby's immune system can not produce an effective immune response to it, long-term consumption is not conducive to the establishment of the baby's own immune system.
In general, unless the baby is diagnosed with a special disease and needs to eat hydrolyzed protein formula, in general, for healthy babies, eating hydrolyzed protein formula will produce dependence, difficult to transfer milk, affecting their own growth and development. Therefore, when choosing milk powder for their babies, new parents must remember not to blindly follow the trend.