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¡Aviso importante!

La leche materna es el mejor alimento para el bebé. La lactancia materna exclusiva durante los primeros seis meses de vida proporciona una nutrición óptima para los lactantes. Posteriormente, los lactantes deben recibir una alimentación complementaria, continuando con la lactancia materna hasta los dos años o más. La lactancia materna proporciona la mejor nutrición para un crecimiento y desarrollo sano de los lactantes. La buena nutrición de la madre ayuda a mantener un aporte adecuado y leche materna de calidad. La introducción innecesaria de la fórmula infantil, parcial o completa, o de otros alimentos y bebidas complementarios pueden tener un impacto negativo en la lactancia materna, el cual puede ser irreversible. Consulte a su médico y considere las implicaciones sociales y económicas antes de decidir utilizar sustitutos de la leche materna o si tiene dificultades para amamantar. Siga las instrucciones de utilización, preparación y almacenamiento de los sustitutos de la leche materna o de otros alimentos y bebidas complementarios cuidadosamente ya que el uso innecesario o inapropiado puede ser un riesgo para la salud. Al cerrar este mensaje acepta haber leído y comprendido esta recomendación.

Salud y Digestión

Learn about prebiotics: What it is, its benefits and sources

Did you know that the average human has more than 10 times more bacteria than cells living in their digestive system? This is known as microflora and every person has a unique makeup of them; just like a person’s fingerprints or DNA.

What are prebiotics

You can rest assured that much of these bacteria are actually beneficial to a person’s health and are known as probiotics. Prebiotics are the lesser-known sibling of probiotics, and are the non-digestible fibres that remain in the small intestine and stomach that helps to feed probiotics, and to help them grow and flourish. There are two types of prebiotics - GOS (from animal origin), or FOS (from plant origin).

Learn about prebiotics

Animal origins(GOS)

Plant origins(FOS)

Role of prebiotics

Soluble undigested fibre in the small intestine and stomach

Reaching the colon, it is a food source for beneficial bacteria

Increased beneficial bacteria in the intestine bring many health benefits, especially to the digestive system

Benefits of prebiotics

Eating well and ensuring a good amount of healthy bacteria in your child’s digestive system can make a difference to his well-being. It can help prevent high levels of cholesterol in the blood, cavities, and reduces risks of allergies in children. Additional benefits include:

Providing protection for intestines

Helping to soften stools for constipation prevention.Creating an intestinal protective layer against harmful bacteria.

Strengthening the immune system

Increasing beneficial bacteria to combat harmful bacteria. Stimulating growth of antibodies against attacks from harmful bacteria.

Preventing stomach upsets

Fostering beneficial bacteria (probiotics), and help promote its fermentation in the intestines

Improving absorption of nutrients

Source of prebiotics

Prebiotics are found naturally in mothers’ breast milk and it helps to nourish and stimulate the growth of beneficial probiotics in the gut. This may also help to explain why breastfed babies experience fewer infections. Prebiotics also occur naturally in many foods, and generally, raw foods have more prebiotic fibres than cooked foods, such as:

Apples
Asparagus
Bananas
Beans
Bran
Cabbage
Garlic
Leeks
Legumes
Onions
Root Vegetable

Other good sources include:

Breast milk
Almonds
Chicory
Whole-grain oats
Wild yams
Other dairy products

Tip: A cup of cereal/soup should include 1 tablespoon of finely chopped greens and diet fibres to complement both soluble and insoluble fibres.