Particular diet types are very good for particular pathological situations. These diet types aid the recovering or reduces pathological damage in such particular situations. Lets learn more about these diet types.

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The recommended oral intake of vitamins A,K, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pyridoxine, pantothenic acid, vitamin B12, and biotic by preterm infants is the same as that recommended for full term infants. All preterm, as well as term infants should receive at least 1mg vitamin K at birth The International committee on Nutrition recommends that daily multivitamin supplements be given when enteral feedings are established, The most appropriate supplements are those that contain the National Research

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Mineral requirements are very essential for the premature baby to supply essential elements responsible for metabolic processes and electrolyte balances as well as composite raw materials for systemic development, eg, bone formation as in calcium. Premature infants, particularly those with a birth weight of less than 1,500g, do not have well developed renal sodium conservation mechanisms.

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Fat provides the major source of energy for growing preterm infants. In human milk, about 50% of the energy is from fat: and, in commercial formulas, fat provides 40% to 50% of the energy.

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Up to the 1940s, preterm infants were usually fed human milk. However, at that time Gordon and co-workers found that preterm infants would gain weight better when fed various artificial formulas than when fed the pooled, banked human milk then available. So how did this help?

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Such procedures or important 'know-hows' are introducing a cup, introducing a table food and most importantly weaning. How are these procedures very important in a formula feeding baby?

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Throughout history, every generation has needed to develop an alternative to breastfeeding, either because a mother had insufficient milk or chose not to breast feed. Scientific and historical literature tells us of centuries-old efforts to satisfy an infant's nutritional needs and to replicate the composition and benefits of breast milk.

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The energy and nutrient needs of the newborn to six month old infant are well met by breast milk. By age six months, the infant needs an additional source of carbohydrates and more vitamins A and C is provided in a milk-based diet alone.

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Infant food manufacturers and health care professionals are united in recommending breast milk as the best way to feed a baby during the first six months of life. However, because a woman cannot, or chooses not to breast feed, then the infant formula is used. There are clinical or pathological cases, which permits only the infant formula to be used and this is a very good reason why the infant food industry makes an essential contribution to infant and young child health by offering safe and nut

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Last 50 years have brought about the most substantial progress in improving the composition of mother's milk substitutes ever made in history. In this 21st century, infant formula manufacturers have continued to carry out efforts to develop better breast milk than ever before. Efforts to identify and replicate helpful trace elements, and to conduct important research regarding the addition of immune active ingredients and enzymes that will make formula products even better, are currently under w

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