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The benefits of SMA Progress*

Just right to complement weaning

Greater awareness of the nutritional benefits of follow-on milk, as part of a varied weaning diet, has led to its increasingly wide adoption by parents:

SMA Progress* is a follow-on milk that contains more iron, zinc and vitamin D than typical infant formula. This is to fuel the infants nutritional requirements during this rapid growth phase.

Follow-on formulae like Progress provide key nutrients at this crucial stage, when the nutritional intake from solids often varies on a daily basis.

The Department of Health recommendations ¹

6-12 months 12 months +

To drink: 500-600 ml / day (breast milk, infant milk or follow-on milk). Also use any of the above milks to mix into weaning foods To drink: Minimum 350 ml per day or 2 servings dairy product, plus any milk to mix into foods

6-12 months	12 months +
To drink: 500-600 ml / day (breast milk, infant milk or follow-on milk). Also use any of the above milks to mix into weaning foods	To drink: Minimum 350 ml per day or 2 servings dairy product, plus any milk to mix into foods

More nutritionally suitable than cows’ milk

Many parents still introduce cows’ milk as their infant’s main drink before the recommended age of 12 months.

Although it is acceptable to use cows’ milk in small quantities in weaning foods, the Department of Health does not recommend it as a main drink before 12 months of age because it is too low in iron, and vitamins C and D.¹

SMA Progress contains higher levels of iron and vitamins C and D than cows’ milk to ensure that infants get enough of these important nutrients.²

How do Progress* and cows' milk compare?

SMA Progress 180 ml Cows’ Milk² 180 ml

(% RNI of daily allowance for 1-3 year olds)** (% RNI of daily allowance for 1- 3 year olds)

Iron 34% Iron trace

Vitamin D 39% Vitamin D 0%

Vitamin A 35% Vitamin A 16%

SMA Progress 180 ml	Cows’ Milk² 180 ml
(% RNI of daily allowance for 1-3 year olds)**	(% RNI of daily allowance for 1- 3 year olds)
Iron	34%	Iron	trace
Vitamin D	39%	Vitamin D	0%
Vitamin A	35%	Vitamin A	16%

** RNI – Reference Nutrient Intake (DH, 1991)³

References
1. Department of Health Report on Health and Social Subjects 45: Weaning and the Weaning Diet Report of the Working Group on the Weaning Diet of the Committee on Medical Aspects of Food Policy. 1994 London: HMSO.

2. Foods Standards Agency (2002) McCance and Widdowson’s The Composition of Foods, Sixth summary edition. Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry.

3. Department of Health Report on Health and Social Subject. 45:108 – 109 Dietary Reference Values for food energy and nutrients for the United Kingdom. Report of the Panel on Dietary Referee Values of the Committee on Medical Aspects of Food Policy. 1991. The Stationary Office.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: SMA PROGRESS is a follow-on milk for babies over 6 months and is not intended to replace breast feeding. When used in conjunction with solid feeding, it provides the nourishment essential to a baby's healthy and sustained growth.

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This information is intended for use only by residents of the UK and ROI