Breast milk is best for your baby

Breast milk is best for babies. The World Health Organisation (WHO) and Health Promotion Board (HPB) recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life. Unnecessary introduction of bottle feeding or other food and drinks will have a negative impact on breastfeeding. At around six months of age (but not before 4 months), infants should receive nutritionally adequate and age-appropriate complementary foods while breastfeeding continues for up to two years of age or beyond. Consult your doctor before deciding to use infant formula or if you have difficulty breastfeeding.

Abbott Singapore fully recognises breast milk’s primacy, value and superiority and supports exclusive breastfeeding as recommended by the WHO.

The content on this website is intended as general information for Singaporean residents only and should not be used as a substitute for medical care and advice from your healthcare practitioner. The HPB recommends that infants start on age-appropriate complementary foods at around 6 months, whilst continuing breastfeeding for up to 2 years or beyond to meet their evolving nutritional requirements. If no longer breastfeeding, toddlers can switch to full cream milk after 12 months. This should be complemented by a good variety of solid foods from the four main food groups (fruits, vegetables, grains, meat and alternatives). For more information on the nutritional requirements of infants and young children, please visit www.healthhub.sg/earlynutrition.

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strength champion checklist

strength champion checklist

As the saying goes, knowledge is power. The first step to helping your parents live life to the fullest in their golden years is to be aware of the signs of muscle loss and obstacles to strength. Test your knowledge using the strength champion checklist, a quick two minute quiz that assesses your readiness to take muscle loss in your parents head on.

How it works:

There are a total of five questions. You will be awarded one point for each correct response. A total tally of the score will result in a rating of either Gold, Silver or Bronze.

Q1: How many muscles are there in an average person's body?
Q2: At what age do we begin to witness a loss in muscle mass?
Q3: Eating less as we age is natural. How much less do we eat between the age of 40 and 70?
Q4: Resistance exercises decrease frailty and improve muscle strength in older adults. True or False?
Q5: Do we need more or less protein in our diet as we get older?

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