About the Mead Johnson Journal
Welcome to the Mead Johnson Journal. The journal serves as a global platform to share the latest news about our company, along with our perspective on developments and insights on breaking news related to children’s nutrition.
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Essential Nutrients
Posted on Aug. 17th, 2011 at 10:45am
The first year of life is a time of rapid growth and development. While major nutrients in the form of protein, carbohydrates and fat, play a clear role in supporting an infant’s growth, intake of adequate amounts of all essential nutrients plays a critical role in optimal growth and supporting hundreds of functions in the body.
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Allergy and Immunology
Posted on Jul. 28th, 2011 at 4:30pm
A baby’s immune system must quickly develop defenses from the elements of its new environment as soon as it leaves the womb. Newly formed antibodies and immune factors from breast milk help protect infants from pathogens as they enter into the first months of life.
Mead Johnson’s Pediatric Nutrition Institute is actively researching the best ways that nutritional formulas can support the development of a healthy immune system.
Nutrition and Immune Function
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Mead Johnson Researcher Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Posted on Jul. 21st, 2011 at 1:00pm
In recognition of her efforts to improve the quality of infant nutrition, Deb Diersen-Schade, Ph.D., of Mead Johnson, recently was honored with the 2011 Ralph Holman Lifetime Achievement Award. Diersen-Schade, Research Fellow and Director of Global Scientific Affairs, received the award through the Health and Nutrition Division of the American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS). The award is named after biochemist Dr.
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Mead Johnson Researcher Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Posted on Jul. 21st, 2011 at 1:00pm
In recognition of her efforts to improve the quality of infant nutrition, Deb Diersen-Schade, Ph.D., of Mead Johnson, recently was honored with the 2011 Ralph Holman Lifetime Achievement Award. Diersen-Schade, Research Fellow and Director of Global Scientific Affairs, received the award through the Health and Nutrition Division of the American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS). The award is named after biochemist Dr.
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Environmental Excellence in Chonburi, Thailand
Posted on Jul. 12th, 2011 at 2:00pm
Mead Johnson Thailand has been actively improving environmental conditions in Chonburi Province, home of our manufacturing facilities.
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Mead Johnson Scientists Share Perspective at ESPGHAN
Posted on Jun. 28th, 2011 at 3:00pm
Mead Johnson participated in the 44th annual meeting of the European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) held recently in Sorrento, Italy.
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Mead Johnson “Delivers” New Mobile App to Expecting Moms
Posted on Jun. 14th, 2011 at 10:45am
Mead Johnson announced its own special delivery recently – a new iPhone mobile application called ExpectingBaby.
ExpectingBaby provides a mom-to-be with customized week-by-week updates on her child’s development and helps manage preparations in anticipation of baby’s arrival. The app makes it easy to track and share every moment of pregnancy – from planning and delivery to celebrating baby’s arrival – through photos, updates and milestones via Facebook, Twitter and email.
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New Reusable Tub Uses 60 Percent Less Energy
Posted on Jun. 2nd, 2011 at 7:15pm
Mead Johnson’s Enfamil® reusable tub and refill system not only offers increased value and convenience for consumers, but also offers the potential for significant reductions in the carbon footprint of the packaging involved. Under a typical scenario, use of our recyclable tub and environmentally friendly refill boxes involves up to 35 percent less packaging materials, 60 percent less energy usage and 50 percent less greenhouse gas emissions than our previous packaging.
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Mead Johnson Provides Assistance to Those Affected by Recent Tornados
Posted on May. 23rd, 2011 at 9:45pm
In response to the recent tornadoes throughout the Midwest and southeast portions of the United States, Mead Johnson is working with relief agencies to provide infant formula products in areas that were devastated by the storms.
Our first shipments were sent within 48 hours of when the tornadoes struck. Since then we have shipped the equivalent of approximately 30,000 servings of Enfamil® formulas as well as feeding accessories.
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Nutrition Spotlight: Nutrition for Premature Infants
Posted on May. 16th, 2011 at 5:00pm
In the last trimester of pregnancy, a fetus grows rapidly and stores important nutrients. Premature infants often miss much of this critical time in the womb, and as a result, face many challenges and may require specialized nutrition support.
The goals for caring for and feeding preterm infants are to promote growth and weight gain similar to that which would have occurred in utero, and to maintain relatively normal concentrations of nutrients in the blood and tissues.