Lofenalac Explained
| Lofenalac |
| Country: | United States |
| Creator: | Mead Johnson |
| Course: | All |
| Main Ingredient: | an enzymatic hydrolysate of casein |
| Variations: | can be used to make ice cream, pudding, and cake |
| Calories: | 65[1] |
| No Recipes: | true |
| No Commons: | true |
Lofenalac (pronunciation:Lo-fen-alac) is a registered, trademarked infant powder formula prescribed to replace milk in the diets of phenylketonuria sufferers in the infant and child stage. It is not recommended for non-PKU patients.[2] In 1972, Lofenalac was declared a food by the FDA, for regulatory purposes.[3]
Initially the only available formula recommended was made by Mead Johnson. Others, including Albumaid XP, Cymogran, and Minafen, have since been developed in Britain.[4] Medical texts often recommend Lofenalac.[5] [6] [7]
Lofenalac can be rather expensive to purchase and few retailers stock it. The taste and smell has been described by adult users as "medical" and offensive,[8] although infants do not mind the flavor and children often consume it without complaint for some years.[9]
See also
- Kuvan (trade name for the cofactor tetrahydrobiopterin in a pill form)
- Diet therapy
Resources
- O'Flynn. Margaret E.. August 1967. Diet Therapy in Phenylketonuria. Am. J. Nurs.. 67. 8. 10.2307/3420702. 3420702. 33692992.
- Acosta. PB. Wenz E . Williamson M. . February 1978. Methods of dietary inception in infants with PKU. J Am Diet Assoc. 72. 2. 164–9. 10.1016/S0002-8223(21)05947-2 . 624812. 1628419 .
Notes and References
- Web site: Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, LOFENALAC, with iron, prepared from powder. Calorie Counter. 16 April 2011.
- Web site: LOFENALAC®. RxMed: Pharmaceutical Information. 16 April 2011.
- Web site: Gregory. Arnall Golden. What kind of food am I? Medical food history, enforcement and future. Lexology. 3 July 2013. 19 November 2016.
- Web site: Medical foods for the nutritional support of infant/toddler metabolic diseases. 1996-08-27. SureChem. 16 April 2011. Patent Number: 5550146.
- Book: Marlow, Dorothy R.. Textbook of pediatric nursing. registration. 3rd. 1969. W. B. Saunders Co.. Philadelphia. 0-7216-6097-5. 345.
- Book: Roth. Ruth A.. Townsend. Carolynn E.. Nutrition and diet therapy. 19 April 2011. 2003. Cengage Learning. 978-0-7668-3567-2. 236.
- Book: Stanfield. Peggy. Hui. Y. H.. Nutrition and Diet Therapy: Self-Instructional Approaches. 19 April 2011. 2009-05-06. Jones & Bartlett Learning. 978-0-7637-6137-0. 396, 398.
- News: Formula companies respond . Brubacher . Joyce . April 17, 1995 . MSUD Family Support Group . 16 April 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202454/http://msud-support.org/index.php?view=article&catid=16%3Avolume-13-1&id=71%3Aformula-companies-respond&option=com_content&Itemid=5 . 3 March 2016 . dead .
- Book: Pillitteri. Adele. Nettina. Sandra M.. Maternal & Child Health Nursing. 4th. 2003. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Hagerstwon, MD. 0-7817-3628-5. 1483.
