Hypoallergenic infant formulas

The American Academy of Pediatrics is committed to breastfeeding as the ide al source of nutrition for infants. For those infants who are formula-fed, either as a supplement to breastfeeding or exclusively during their infancy , it is common practice for pediatricians to change the formula when sympto ms of intolerance occur. Decisions about when the formula should be changed and which formula should be used vary significantly, however, among pediat ric practitioners. This statement clarifies some of these issues as they re late to protein hypersensitivity (protein allergy), one of the causes of ad verse reactions to feeding during infancy.