The delivery of food via a tube directly into the gastrointestinal tract has been described since pre-Christian times. In ancient Egypt, and later in Greece, feeds were introduced into the rectum, and in the nineteenth century, rudimentary tubes were used to infuse ...more

The role of meeting nutrient requirements in disease, and the importance of providing essential nutrients to prevent disease, have been recognized for centuries. Examples include text from ancient Egyptian writings, the discovery of the dietary etiology of scurvy ...more

As research and experience over the past century have advanced our knowledge of the nutrient requirements and digestive functions of infants and children in health and illness, enteral formulas have become more sophisticated and diversified to meet their nutritional and metabolic needs ...more