Soy Protein-Based Infant Formulas with Supplemental Fructooligosaccharides: Gastrointestinal Tolerance and Hydration Status in Newborn Infants

Autor: Sonja Acosta, Geraldine E. Baggs, John Lasekan, Amy Mackey
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Nutrients
Volume 7
Issue 4
Pages 3022-3037
Nutrients, Vol 7, Iss 4, Pp 3022-3037 (2015)
ISSN: 2072-6643
DOI: 10.3390/nu7043022
Popis: Unlike milk-based infant formulas, soy-based infant formulas containing supplemental fructooligosaccharides (FOS) have not been clinically evaluated. A randomized, double-blind, 28 day parallel feeding trial compared gastrointestinal (GI) tolerance and hydration in healthy term newborn infants fed either a commercialized soy formula (with history of safe use) containing sucrose as 20% of total carbohydrate, no supplemental short-chain FOS (scFOS) and no mixed carotenoids (lutein, lycopene, beta-carotene) as a control (CF, n = 62 infants) or one of two experimental soy-based formulas, EF1 (n = 64) and EF2 (n = 62) containing scFOS (2.5 g/L) and mixed carotenoids. EF1 differed from EF2 by containing sucrose. Results indicated no significant study group differences (p >
0.05) in study completion rates (CF = 81, EF1 = 86, &
EF2 = 87%), growth, mean rank stool consistency, stool frequency, formula intake, spit-up/vomit, and safety measures (urine specific gravity, USG
hydration status and adverse events). Mean USGs for study groups were normal (<
1.03). The EF1 >
CF group in percent yellow stools (p <
0.01 at age 14 days). In conclusion, the study suggested that term infants fed soy-based formulas supplemented with scFOS and mixed carotenoids, with or without sucrose in the 1st 35 days of infancy demonstrated good tolerance and hydration comparable to the control soy-based formula with history of safe use.
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