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What this article answers:
What are prebiotics?
What are short-chain galacto-oligosaccharides (scGOS) and long-chain fructo-oligosaccharides (lcFOS)?
Do they have health benefits for infants?
Human milk is a rich fluid that meets an infant's individual nutritional needs while also guiding the infant's growth, development, and physiological processes.2 Human milk serves as an inspiration for infant nutrition solutions for newborns who are unable to obtain adequate mother's milk.2 Infant feeds need to mimic the composition and functionality of human milk by providing oligosaccharides, bacteria, and bacterial metabolites.2 Moreover, nutritional interventions like prebiotics promote the establishment of a beneficial microbiota and have a positive impact on neonatal health.2