From the start, you want your baby to have a strong immune system and learning about prebiotics, nucleotides and antioxidants can help.
A Strong Immune System Means Good Health for Your Baby
Infants are born with an immune system that develops rapidly during the first two years of life. That's why it's important to make sure your baby is getting all the support they need to help build a strong immune system for good health.
Similac Advance EarlyShield™ is designed to be more like breast milk. It's the first and only infant formula that has a unique blend of prebiotics, nucleotides and antioxidants to support your baby's developing immune system.
Prebiotics and Your Baby's Immune System
Because about 70% of the immune system is found in the digestive tract, developing a strong immune system from birth begins with creating a healthy digestive system. Your baby relies on millions of "good" bacteria in the digestive tract to support immune system development. Special carbohydrates (prebiotics) found in breast milk and Similac Advance Earlyshield help stimulate the growth of this beneficial bacteria which helps support your baby's developing immune system.
Prebiotics and Probiotics Are Not the Same
Prebiotics stimulate the growth of beneficial bacteria, which helps support your baby's developing immune system.
Probiotics are live bacteria that are added to various foods, such as yogurt. Remember, the "e" is the key.
Nucleotides and Your Baby's Immune System
Nucleotides are immune building nutrients that help increase your baby's ability to make important antibodies. The nucleotide blend and level in Similac Advance EarlyShield is designed to match the nucleotides in breast milk.
Antioxidants and Your Baby's Immune System
Antioxidants play important roles in the body. Similac Advance EarlyShield contains a unique blend of antioxidants, including lutein (found in spinach), lycopene (found in tomatoes), and beta-carotene (found in carrots), which are three antioxidants found in breast milk. These antioxidants can help protect certain cells in the body, such as the eyes and skin.
Similac Advance EarlyShield is the only infant formula that has a unique blend of prebiotics, nucleotides and antioxidants — nutrients naturally found in breast milk. It is designed to help support your baby's developing immune system for good health.
Prebiotics | Nucleotides | Antioxidants |
Special carbohydrates that can be naturally found in breast milk
Help stimulate the growth of beneficial bacteria in baby's digestive tract to help support the developing immune system
Can soften stools to be more like those of breastfed infants | Special nutrients naturally found in breast milk
Immune building nutrients that help increase baby's ability to make important antibodies | Beta-carotene, lutein, lycopene -- naturally found in breast milk
Help protect cells
Help protect the eyes and skin |
What You Can Do
Whether you're formula feeding or supplementing your breast milk, it's good to know that Similac Advance EarlyShield is designed to be more like breast milk and to help build a strong immune system. Similac Advance EarlyShield. Closer than ever to breast milk.