Quak, S.H., Tan, S.P. Department of Paediatrics, National University Hospital, Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119074. The cultivation and consumption of soy bean had been known in Asian history for about 5 thousand years. Soy products are easily found in every household among Asian counties. Asian children begin to take soy formula and soy products from very young. Like infants from other counties, Asian infants are weaned at about 4-5 months of age.
Rice cereal is the first solid food taken by most infants.
The reasons for using tofu is because it is soft, and high protein content. It can be easily chewed and swallowed by infants at this age. Among Asian population, late onset lactose intolerance is common. The effected patients would develop abdominal distension, recurrent abdominal pain and flatulence after taking dairy products. Soy formula play an important part in this group of proteins.