Randomized double-blind study of the nutritional efficacy and bifidogenicity of a new infant formula containing partially hydrolyzed protein, a high β-palmitic acid level, and nondigestible oligosaccharides

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 343-351

  Schmelzle, Hansjörg ^a   Wirth, Stefan ^b   Skopnik, Heino ^c   Radke, Michael ^d   Knol, Jan ^e   Böckler, Heinz Michael ^f   Brönstrup, Anja ^f   Wells, John ^f   Fusch, Christoph ^a,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b Children's Hospital   (Germany)

^c Municipal Hospital   (Germany)

^d Hospital for Paediatric Medicine   (Germany)

^e NUMICO RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^f Numico Infant Nutrition Group   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY MEDICINE GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Formula feeding; Growth; Infant nutrition; Intestinal flora; Prebiotics

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; CASEIN; MINERAL; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PALMITIC ACID; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROTEIN; MILK PROTEIN; PROBIOTIC AGENT; WHEY PROTEIN;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GROWTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; MALE; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; BABY FOOD; FECES; FERMENTATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYDROLYSIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEDICAL RECORD; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; WEIGHT GAIN;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM;

AMINO ACIDS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; DIET RECORDS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FECES; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; INFANT FOOD; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MILK PROTEINS; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; PALMITIC ACID; PROBIOTICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0042634273     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-200303000-00008     Document Type: Article

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