Precise and scientific nutritional needs affect the infant formula industry, and major dairy companies continue to bring cutting-edge scientific research results on how to help infant immune health. Recently, at the 2023 2nd International Symposium on Maternal and Child Nutrition and Psychosomatic Health with the theme of "Strong in the Body, Happy in the Heart", FrieslandCampina released the latest research evidence of natural milk fat, shared cutting-edge scientific research results, and helped infants and young children to promote immune health.
Cutting-edge content is being advocated
On October 22, the "2023 2nd International Symposium on Maternal and Child Nutrition and Psychosomatic Health", hosted by the Maternal and Child Nutrition Professional Committee of China Nutrition and Health Food Association and co-organized by Friso Institute of Psychosomatic Health, was held in Shanghai.
The 2023 2nd International Symposium on Maternal and Child Nutrition and Psychosomatic Health was grandly held
At the conference, more than 30 top experts from nutrition, maternal and infant psychology and other fields discussed topics such as how key nutritional elements can help immunity, digestion and the mental and physical health of mothers and babies.
In recent years, the development of maternal and infant nutrition and psychosomatic health research has attracted the attention of various industries. Wang Zhiyi, chairman of the Maternal and Child Nutrition Professional Committee of the China Nutrition and Health Food Association, said, "With the continuous improvement of the mainland's economy and people's living standards, the Party Central Committee's attention to maternal and infant nutrition and mental and physical health has reached a new height. I hope to take this opportunity to share the world's cutting-edge academic achievements, and call on more people to care for the mental and physical health of mainland mothers and babies in the public and clinically, and promote the development of research on maternal and infant nutrition and psychosomatic health in mainland China. ”
In the study, the relationship between maternal and child nutrition and psychosomatic health was considered to be important. Walter C. Willett, one of the world's most influential life scientists, says that early in life, the natural milk fat provided by breast milk can promote the growth of immunity and mental and physical health. At the same time, cutting-edge research also reveals that the intestines, immunity and psychosomatic health of offspring have a positive influence and promotion of each other, so the organizers of the conference and the Meisujia Er's psychosomatic health research institute are advocating a very cutting-edge content, which is undoubtedly to care for the well-being of the next generation at a higher latitude.
In terms of scientific evidence of maternal and child nutrition and psychosomatic health, FrieslandCampina plays a pioneering role. During the conference, Chen Ge, President of FrieslandCampina China and President of Friso Institute of Psychosomatic Health, shared that in the past year, FrieslandCampina Institute has worked with a number of experts in the field of maternal and child fields to make positive progress on maternal and infant nutrition and psychosomatic health: in-depth research and publication of a number of academic results, covering key areas such as intestinal health, scientific feeding, immunity, etc., further explaining the importance of key nutrients such as lactoferrin and natural milk fat to the mental and physical health of mothers and babies; It has also supported more than 3,000 medical professionals and provided a series of care services such as nutrition and mental health education, assessment, diet and stress reduction intervention for more than 300,000 pregnant women across the country.
Chen Ge, President of FrieslandCampina China and President of Friso Institute of Psychosomatic Health, shared positive developments
FrieslandCampina also has a longer-term goal for sticking to scientific research. Chen Ge said: "FrieslandCampina will continue to implement the concept of 'strong and happy in the heart' to support the development of maternal and child health in mainland China, and bring all-round physical and psychological care to mainland mothers and infants. ”
Natural milk fat is scientifically proven
In the research and development of maternal and infant nutrition and psychosomatic health, the important role of natural milk fat has been scientifically confirmed.
Among them, there are a series of links between the nutrients contained in natural milk fat and immunity. George P. Chrousos, an authoritative expert from WHO, said that natural milk fat is a key nutrient to enhance immunity and promote the development of tissues and organs, in addition to effectively supporting intestinal barrier function, regulating lipid metabolism, but also working with the rich lactoferrin and immunoglobulins in breast milk to regulate inflammatory response and promote the normal development of immune function. At the same time, there is a dynamic communication between the brain and the immune system, and when the body encounters an immune response, the inflammatory cytokines released can enter the brain to change the function of neurotransmitters, leading to psychosomatic health problems.
Therefore, George P. Chrousos believes that it is especially important to ensure adequate breastfeeding. Breast milk is rich in natural milk fat, lactoferrin, immunoglobulin and human milk oligosaccharides, such as NvHMO (4'-GL), which is the structure of human milk oligosaccharides, are key nutrients to support immunity enhancement and help the normal development of tissues and organs, not only can effectively fight external pathogenic bacteria, but also help reduce the production of inflammatory cytokines in the body, thereby reducing the production of pain, sadness and negative emotions, laying a solid foundation for the healthy growth of the baby's mind and body.
In addition, the important role of natural milk fat on infant immunity has also been confirmed by domestic experts. Feng Yi, director of the Department of Nutrition at Xinhua Hospital, shared an upcoming empirical study on Chinese babies. The study found that when eating infant formula containing natural milk fat (milk fat-based) and fortified lactoferrin (LF >0.45g/L), infants had a lower incidence of colds, fevers and allergic diseases, which undoubtedly pointed to a new direction for us to explore the immune system of infants and young children.
FrieslandCampina, which has been adhering to research related to infant immune health, has also made positive progress in this regard. Liu Yan, Head of Nutrition at FrieslandCampina China, shared the evidence on the role of natural milk fat in supporting baby health. "Empirical studies have proved that natural milk fat has the effect of reducing baby's intestinal discomfort, soft stool and reducing nutrient loss, and natural milk fat is rich in key elements such as short and medium chain fatty acids, sphingomyelin, and odd-chain fatty acids, which have the effect of regulating inflammatory response and supporting the development of immune function."
Support the immune health of infants and young children
In addition to natural milk fat, the role of other key nutrients in infant immunity cannot be ignored.
During the conference, Professor Carina Venter, former president of the International Collaborative on Allergic Diet and Nutrition, pointed out that the development of the nervous and immune system is the key point of early growth in life, the newborn baby's immune function is not yet mature, active lactoferrin can inhibit the growth of iron-demanding bacteria through a high affinity with iron, enter the baby's intestine in the form of a complete protein to play a role in preventing the combination of pathogens and the intestine, and improve the baby's immunity.
At the same time, breast milk is rich in small molecule proteins can effectively promote the digestion and absorption of the baby's intestines, breast milk has more than 200 different types of human milk oligosaccharides, of which NvHMO (4'-GL) can promote the growth of intestinal beneficial bacteria, inhibit harmful bacteria, and help establish a good intestinal flora environment.
In the eyes of the industry, continuous and good nutritional element supplementation not only helps the baby's early eye and brain development, helps the establishment and development of the immune system, but also helps to obtain a good mental health state, thereby building a positive circulation system of "nutrition-immunity-psychology".
With research and evidence, the responsibility for the implementation of results falls on the enterprise. Taking FrieslandCampina, which has a history of more than 150 years, as an example, it has achieved breakthroughs at the product level with its exploration and precipitation in the field of early life nutrition.
It is understood that this year, FrieslandCampina's Royal Mesojia has been upgraded and completed the secondary formula registration, which contains two hard core components, natural milk fat and lactoferrin, which can bring super internal protection to the baby: 50% natural milk fat protection factor group, containing nearly 40 kinds of natural milk fat protection factors, supports internal environmental regulation and cell regulation; It can be up to 30+ times the essence of high active lactoferrin, fully retaining the activity of lactoferrin, and the iron binding rate of FrieslandCampin's own lactoferrin raw material reaches more than 80%; In addition, the new national standard formula 0 adds vanillin to bring natural nutrition to the baby.
In terms of specific products, FrieslandCampina's Meisu Jiaer Yuanyue also gives professional solutions for the baby's intestinal problems with "triple natural source vitality": digestion: custom-fed Novas milk, low level of casein mineralization, soft protein easy to digest. Absorption: 100% one-time powder process in the whole stage, locking 90% of the natural nutrient small molecules in the milk source, better absorption. Internal vitality: Contains NvHMO (4'-GL), a structural human milk oligosaccharide, which helps the growth of high-quality flora and builds the first barrier to your baby's intestinal health.
Facing the future, FrieslandCampina said that it will continue to use science and technology to decode the precious nutrients in milk to help every mother raise children scientifically and every baby grow up healthily.