Nutritional Products
- Abbott's nutrition products span the lifecycle. We offer some of the world's most trusted brands of pediatric nutrition, adult nutrition, performance nutrition and nutritious snack products, including Similac Advance, PediaSure, Ensure, EAS and NutriPals. We also provide specially formulated medical nutritional products for patients with unique dietary needs due to illness or injury. Children in Columbus, Ohio, eat Nutripals and women from Shanghai, China, drink Ensure to supplement their diets.
We identify emerging consumer needs, and combine the science of nutrition with advanced technology to develop a broad range of nutritional products, including pediatric, adult, healthy living and sports products. Our products include some of the worlds most trusted infant nutrition brands, such as Similac Advance; supplements like PediaSure for toddlers and children; and specially formulated products for infants and children with serious metabolic disorders. For healthy, active adults, we offer Ensure, a leading source of complete, balanced nutrition, as well as nutritious snacks such as ZonePerfect bars and EAS sports nutrition shakes. We also provide medical nutritional products for patients with special dietary needs due to injury or illness.
Developments at Abbott Nutrition include:
Satisfying a Health-Conscious World
We introduced a number of new products to meet the growing needs of the global, health-conscious consumer. In Asia, we launched a new, heart-healthy formulation of Ensure, an adult nutritional product that is low in saturated fat and cholesterol. The non-transfat formula adheres to the latest dietary standards of the American Heart Association. In the U.S., we introduced NutriPals Fruit Bars, the only kids' snack bar made with a full serving of real fruit. With Similac Organic, we offer the first certified organic infant formula from a major brand manufacturer.
Managing Diabetes
We expanded our Glucerna line of specialized nutritional products for people with diabetes by introducing a cereal and mini-snack bars. We reformulated our snack shakes; adding new ingredients to help patients better prevent blood sugar spikes. The new Glucerna Shake formulation meets American Diabetes Association nutrition recommendations for an optimal mix of carbohydrates, fat, and protein for daily needs.
Building a Global Presence
Emerging markets such as China, Southeast Asia, and Latin America are increasing the demand for Abbott's nutritional products. To meet this need, we have realigned product R&D, enhanced our focus on innovation, and made a number of manufacturing and distribution improvements. We are building a new state-of-the-art manufacturing nutritional plant in Singapore.
Advancing the Science of Nutrition
We have consistently advanced the knowledge and course of treatment for infants and children with multiple food allergies, severe gastrointestinal problems and metabolic diseases.
Nutrition plays a critical role in supporting speedy recovery and early discharge of hospitalized patients. Studies have shown that patients who are malnourished or have compromised nutrition intake have longer hospital stays and higher incidences of complications, resulting in higher cost of treatment. However, the malnutrition rate of hospitalized patients remains high in many developing countries. To improve the nutritional status of hospitalized patients, we trained more than 10,000 clinical professionals from across Asia on Total Nutrition Therapy at a workshop in Vietnam.
We also convened some 200 nutritionists, physicians and allied health care professionals for our biannual conference on metabolic disorders, an internationally known conference and one of the only ones of its kind in the industry.
Publications and abstracts by our nutrition experts
