An infant formula with large, milk phospholipid-coated lipid droplets containing a mixture of dairy and vegetable lipids supports adequate growth and is well tolerated in healthy, term infants.
Am J Clin Nutr
; 109(3): 586-596, 2019 03 01.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Lipid droplets in human milk have a mode diameter of â¼4 µm and are surrounded by a native phospholipid-rich membrane. Current infant milk formulas (IMFs) contain small lipid droplets (mode diameter â¼0.5 µm) primarily coated by proteins. A concept IMF was developed mimicking more closely the structure and composition of human milk lipid droplets.OBJECTIVES:
This randomized, controlled, double-blind equivalence trial evaluates the safety and tolerance of a concept IMF with large, milk phospholipid-coated lipid droplets (mode diameter 3-5 µm) containing vegetable and dairy lipids in healthy, term infants.METHODS:
Fully formula-fed infants were enrolled up to 35 d of age and randomly assigned to 1 of 2 formulas until 17 wk of age 1) Control IMF with small lipid droplets containing vegetable oils (n = 108); or 2) Concept IMF with large, milk phospholipid-coated lipid droplets comprised of 48% dairy lipids (n = 115). A group of 88 breastfed infants served as reference. Primary outcome was daily weight gain during intervention. Additionally, number and type of adverse events, growth, and tolerance parameters were monitored.RESULTS:
Equivalence of daily weight gain was demonstrated (Concept compared with Control IMF -1.37 g/d; 90% CI -2.71, -0.02; equivalence margin ± 3 g/d). No relevant group differences were observed in growth, tolerance and number, severity, or relatedness of adverse events. We did observe a higher prevalence of watery stools in the Concept than in the Control IMF group between 5 and 12 wk of age (P < 0.001), closer to the stool characteristics observed in the breastfed group.CONCLUSIONS:
An infant formula with large, milk phospholipid-coated lipid droplets containing dairy lipids is safe, well tolerated, and supports an adequate growth in healthy infants. This trial was registered in the Dutch Trial Register (www.trialregister.nl) as NTR3683.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Fosfolípidos
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Aceites de Plantas
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Desarrollo Infantil
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Fórmulas Infantiles
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Gotas Lipídicas
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Risk_factors_studies
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Año:
2019
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Article