This issue includes an abbreviated discussion on human milk and pediatric formula, as well as a formula comparison guide. The included Pediatric Formula Comparison Guide, compiled by this author and John Kerner, MD, will be used at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford as an education tool and reference, and it was presented by Dr. Kerner at the Stanford 27th Annual Pediatric Update Conference (July 2019).
Infant and pediatric formula options seem to have exploded in recent years, as formula companies continue to compete for sales in a profitable market. It is difficult to navigate the formula options and ongoing changes, including frequent product name changes as a result of marketing slight differences. Because formula companies are allowed to directly advertise to consumers, and ambitiously do so, providers may discover changes or new products after caregivers have inquired about them.
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Human Milk and Pediatric Formula Update
Pediatric Formula Comparison Guide. Special thank you to Andrea Gilbaugh, John Kerner, and Jo Ann Hattner for sharing this resource with Nutrition Focus readers.
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