Growth of Infants Fed Formula with Evolving Nutrition Composition: A Single-Arm Non-Inferiority Study.
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1 mars 2017
- doi: 10.3390/nu9030219
- issn: 2072-6643
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J. Spalinger et al., « Growth of Infants Fed Formula with Evolving Nutrition Composition: A Single-Arm Non-Inferiority Study. », Serveur académique Lausannois, ID : 10.3390/nu9030219
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The nutritional composition of human milk evolves over the course of lactation, to match the changing needs of infants. This single-arm, non-inferiority study evaluated growth against the WHO standards in the first year of life, in infants consecutively fed four age-based formulas with compositions tailored to infants' nutritional needs during the 1st, 2nd, 3rd-6th, and 7th-12th months of age. Healthy full-term formula-fed infants (n = 32) were enrolled at ≤14 days of age and exclusively fed study formulas from enrollment, to the age of four months. Powdered study formulas were provided in single-serving capsules that were reconstituted using a dedicated automated preparation system, to ensure precise, hygienic preparation. The primary outcome was the weight-for-age z-score (WAZ) at the age of four months (vs. non-inferiority margin of -0.5 SD). Mean (95% CI) z-scores for the WAZ (0.12 (-0.15, 0.39)), as well as for the length-for-age (0.05 (-0.19, 0.30)), weight-for-length (0.16 (-0.16, 0.48)), BMI-for-age (0.11 (-0.20, 0.43)), and head circumferencefor-age (0.41 (0.16, 0.65)) at the age of four months, were non-inferior. Throughout the study, anthropometric z-scores tracked closely against the WHO standards (within ±1 SD). In sum, a fourstage, age-based infant formula system with nutritional compositions tailored to infants' evolving needs, supports healthy growth consistent with WHO standards, for the first year of life.