Learn what MFGM is and why it's important during the toddler years

What is MFGM?

MFGM is a complex combination of lipids and proteins².

Where is MFGM found?

Like DHA, MFGM components* are found abundantly in the brain³.

What does MFGM do?

MFGM components* produce brain chemicals, called neurotransmitter which carries information from one brain cell to another^4,5. By helping brain cells to connect, they regulate mental abilities, emotions and mood⁶.
They also form a sheath that coats, insulates and protects nerve cells within the brain, helping them to become more stable to transmit information faster^7,8.

Breakthrough in pediatric nutrition

Thanks to advances in technology, MFGM fraction can now be extracted⁹. MFGM Complex is included for the first time in growing-up milk formula.

Balanced development to help support a bright future

With technological advances and accelerated changes in a borderless world, our children will be growing up in a vastly different world compared to ours. Having high IQ alone is not enough to succeed. The other half lies in EQ – the ability to communicate, understand emotions and cooperate.
While parental nurturance and a stimulating environment influences mental and emotional development, nutrition also plays a starring role.
Scientific studies show that MFGM works with DHA to help support mental¹⁰ and emotional¹¹ development.

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References:

1Kennedy et. Al. Developmental Science. 2002;5(3):268-278.

2Kuchta-Noctor AM et al. Journal Nutrition and Cancer. 2016; 68(7)

3Svennerholm L et al. Journal of Lipid Research. 1968;9:570-579

4El-Loly M. Composition, Properties and Nutritional Aspects of Milk Fat Globule Membrane – a Review. Pol. J. Food Nutr. Sci. 2011; 61(1),7-32.

5Küllenberg D et al. Health effects of dietary phospholipids. Lipids in Health and Disease. 2012; 11(3),1-16

6Banjari I et al. Brain food: how nutrition alters our mood and behavior. Hrana u zdravlju i bolesti, znanstveno-stručni časopis za nutricionizam i dijetetiku, 2014; 3(1),13-21

7Kang, H. & Klauda JB. Biophysical Journal. 2015; 108(2), Supplement 1, p410a

8Melendez S. How to strengthen your brain. Melendez Publishing International. 2010; p98.

9Jukkola A et al. J Dairy Sci. 2016;99(1):8644-8654

10Kuratko, C.N. et al. Nutrients. 2013;5(7):2777-2810.

11Veereman-Wauters G et al. Nutrition. 2012;28:749-752

*MFGM components refer to phospholipids and sphingomyelin

Benefits for Your Child's Brain

how mfgm and dha affect brain development

MFGM

MFGM components* are found abundantly in the brain.
MFGM lipids may have an effect on the central nervous system that is involved in emotional and behavioral regulation⁴.

DHA

DHA is the major structural lipid in brain tissue and the central nervous system. The membrane lipids of brain and the retina (eye) contain high concentrations of DHA.⁵
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) recognize the well-established role of DHA in contributing to normal brain development.⁵

MFGM & DHA Scientific Studies

Cognitive Development

DHA has been shown to be associated with better reading and working memory performance⁶.

Emotional & Behavioral Regulation

The first five years of life is a critical period for the development of social competence that is linked to emotional well-being. It can affect a child’s later ability to functionally adapt in school and to form successful relationships throughout life.

scientific studies on mfgm and dha

MFGM components* promote production and transmission of neurotransmitters^9,10 (substances that participate in the creation of brain cell connections) and thereby regulate mental abilities, emotions and mood¹¹. They also form a sheath that coats, insulates and protects nerve cells within the brain, helping them to become more stable to transmit information faster^12,13. Scientific study show that MFGM consumption leads to improved emotional and behavioral regulation in young children⁴.

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Building Immunity

MFGM has been shown to have a protective effect against gastrointestinal infections, producing a significant decrease in the number of short febrile episodes⁴.

References:

1Lenroot RK and Giedd JN. Neuroscience and Biobehvaioral Reviews 2006; 30:718-729

2Accenture. 2017. Available at https://www.accenture.com/us-en/insight-iq-plus-eq [accessed on 18th April 2017]

3Kuratko CN. et al. Nutrients. 2013; 5(7), 2777-2810.

4Veereman-Wauters G et al. Nutrition. 2012;28:749-752

5EFSA NSDA Panel. EFSA Journal. 2014;12(10):3840, 8 pp. doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2014.3840

6Montgomery P et al. PLoS ONE. 2013; 8(6): e66697. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066697

7Sandjaja et al. British Journal of Nutrition. 2013; 110:S57-S64

8Graziano et al. J Sch Psychol. 2007;45(1):3-19

9El-Loly M. Pol. J. Food Nutr. Sci. 2011; 61(1),7-32.

10Küllenberg D et al. Lipids in Health and Disease. 2012; 11(3),1=16

11Banjari I et al. Hrana u zdravlju i bolesti, znanstveno-stručni časopis za nutricionizam i dijetetiku, 2014; 3(1),13-21