Nestlé hosts symposium on importance of iron for infants
NESTLÉ HAS reformulated its NESTUM infant cereal portfolio to include additional iron in response to the needs of children for this important nutrient. The revelation was made at a symposium for health care professionals at the Knutsford Court Hotel, St Andrew, recently.
Titled ‘Rationale for Feeding Normal Infants from Birth to One Year’, keynote speaker for the symposium, Dr Jatinder Bhatia, MD, FAAP, professor of paediatrics, Augusta University, Atlanta, Georgia, in his presentation highlighted iron requirements as a specific need for infants.
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