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What are artificial sweeteners? Artificial sweeteners are altered versions of naturally occurring compounds. These altered versions taste sweet or sweeter than regular sugar and are called “high intensity” or “non-nutritive” sweeteners. Very small amounts of artificial sweeteners can be used in foods to match the sweetness of sugar. Why are artificial sweeteners used? Artificial sweeteners usually replace sugar in foods and beverages. Their use is a way to reduce the calories in beverages,...

Summer is winding down, and it’s time to start helping your children prepare for their return to class and food allergy. Your school might have sent school supply lists, teacher assignments, and schedule for school nights. Now, it’s time to create your own food allergy checklist. Whether your child is returning to the classroom or attending for the first time, here are some things to help make sure they have a successful,...

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...

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...