Association of Infant Feeding Practices in the General Population with Infant Growth and Stool Characteristics

Overview

Journal Nutr Res Pract

Specialty Nutritional Sciences

Date 2011 Oct 14

PMID 21994525

Citations 5

Authors

Youngshin Han

Eun-Young Chang

Jihyun Kim

Kangmo Ahn

Hye-Young Kim

Eun-Mi Hwang

Dianne Lowry

Colin Prosser

Sang-Il Lee

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Abstract

This was a prospective cohort study of 976 infants from birth to 12 months of age. Infants were fed breast milk, goat infant formula, cow infant formula, or a combination of formula and breast milk during the first 4 months of age. Data on type of milk feeding and infant growth (weight and height) were collected at birth and at 4, 8, and 12 months during routine clinical assessment. The number and consistency of bowel motions per day were recorded based on observational data supplied by the mothers. Infants fed breast milk or goat or cow infant formula during the first 4 months displayed similar growth outcomes. More of the infants fed cow infant formula had fewer and more well-formed bowel motions compared with breast-fed infants. The stool characteristics of infants fed goat formula resembled those of infants fed breast milk.

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