Food Intake and Growth of Infants between Six and Twenty-six Weeks of Age on Breast Milk, Cow's Milk Formula, or Soy Formula |
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Authors: | LENNART KÖHLER GUNNAR MEEUWISSE WIGHER MORTENSSON |
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Institution: | Department of Paediatrics, and the Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden |
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Abstract: | ABSTRACT. In 59 normal infants attending well-baby clinics, food consumption was registered until 26 and growth until 52 weeks of age. They were either breast-fed or formula-fed with a cow's milk product or a soy protein product. The average consumption of breastmilk was 746, 796, 722 and 689 g/day at 6, 14, 22 and 26 weeks respectively. Bottle-fed infants received larger volumes, and at 6 and 14 weeks were the calculated total energy intakes significantly higher than in breast-fed infants. No differences were seen between the feeding groups with respect to length and the sum of four skin folds. The soy formula-fed children, who happened to be 200 g heavier at birth, had lower weight gains during the first 6 weeks than the other two groups. Thereafter, the average weights of the soy formula group did not differ from the other groups. At 3 months, the soy formula-fed children displayed a slower mineralisation and maturation of bone, but the difference was no longer significant when re-examined at 6 months. Formulas based on soy protein isolates seem to be acceptable as substitutes for cow's milk formulas in feeding normal infants. |
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Keywords: | Infant energy consumption growth skeletal maturation breast milk cow's milk soy formula |
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