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Bullying and Food Allergies. What You Can Do?
01/04/2018
Bullying is upsetting to any child Kids with food allergies deal with the daily challenge of their allergies. In addition, bullying is especially stressful for them, due to the emotional. However, potential exposure to their allergens also poses a serious, sometimes life-threatening health risk. Now, let’s look at bullying and food allergies, tips for prevention, and other available resources to raise awareness and manage it. Know the Facts Both the number of children...
Tobey celebrates his birthday with Neocate<sup>®</sup> Syneo<sup>®</sup> – A parent’s perspective
Today is my son Tobey’s first birthday. At 5 weeks old, he was hospitalized. He was on his second formula and getting sicker by the hour. He was diagnosed with severe reflux and multiple food allergies. As the weeks flew by we changed to elemental formulas and thickeners, but instead of getting better, he got worse. We tried breast milk again, elimination diets, additional formulas but nothing seemed to work. He had developed...
08/11/2016
A food allergy parent is challenging. It has been said before and it should be said again: allergies are no laughing matter. Food allergies are a serious health concern affecting 1 out of 13 children in the United States, and behind every one of those children is a devoted parent. Being on a food allergy journey with a child is not easy, and every family’s experience is different. But no matter the trials,...
Neocate<sup>®</sup> Splash Helped Kennedy to Like Food Again – A Parent’s Perspective
My daughter is Kennedy and she is 20 months old. She started off completely healthy, but by the time she was two weeks old, we noticed blood in her stool. Her pediatrician immediately switched her to an extensively hydrolyzed formula but she continued to have blood in her stools and did not gain weight. Once she was a month old, she transitioned to Neocate® Infant* (an amino acid-based formula) and started to feel...
Corn syrup solids in hypoallergenic formulas
07/14/2020
We often get questions about corn syrup and corn syrup solids. More specifically why they are in our amino acid-based formulas. Corn syrup solids are a dried version of corn syrup. To keep it simple we’ll refer to them as corn syrup from here on. We’d like to address and debunk some common misconceptions about corn syrup. We’ll also discuss why you’ll find this ingredient in Neocate and other leading brands of amino...
Neocate Splash Donut Holes
This Neocate Splash Donut Holes recipe comes from Raquel Durban, a Registered Dietitian specializing in immediate and delayed food allergies in Charlotte, NC. Raquel is a medical advisory board member for the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Connection Team (FAACT) and Parents of Allergy Kids (PAK) Charlotte and an active participant in the American Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology (AAAAI). We would like to thank Raquel for this recipe.​ Nutrition information provided for...
02/06/2013
In the world of nutrition, Vitamin D is a hot topic. In recent years, research has shown that Vitamin D plays a major role in health, beyond its known benefit for bone health. Children who do not get enough Vitamin D are at a greater risk for certain health problems, such as asthma and allergies[i]. Severe Vitamin D deficiency can lead to a serious bone disease called Rickets. Recommended Intake In 2010, the...
03/30/2017
What is a Hypoallergenic Formula? Most consumers today believe that a product labeled as hypoallergenic will not cause an allergic reaction, but is this true? Let’s start with the basics. The technical definition of “hypoallergenic” is that a product is less likely to cause an allergic reaction. Or: will cause fewer allergic reactions. Few federal standards regulate the use of this term for consumer goods. For infant formulas, however, you can rest assured...
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