While you should always speak to your baby’s pediatrician, New York Post Shopping consulted a medical expert skilled in pediatric nutrition to put together an in-depth FAQ section detailing what to know when shopping for formula, deciphering a product label and more.
“Every company has its unique spin on formula (marketing factors, of course),” Mark R. Corkins, MD, division chief of pediatric gastroenterology and professor of pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Le Bonheur Children’s in Memphis — and chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics on nutrition, told the New York Post. “There is the form in which they are sold: powder, liquid concentrate and ready to feed.”