Milk Protein-Based Infant Formula Containing Rice Starch and Low Lactose Reduces Common Regurgitation in Healthy Term Infants: A Randomized, Blinded, and Prospective Trial

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 136-146

  Lasekan, John B ^a   Linke, Hawley K ^a   Oliver, Jeffery S ^a   Carver, Jane D ^b   Blatter, Mark M ^c,e   Kuchan, Matthew J ^a   Cramer, Jenna M ^a   Pollack, Paul F ^d  

^a ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Pittsburgh Pediatric Research   (United States)

^d Health Grades   (United States)

^e Pediatric Alliance   (United States)

Author keywords

gastrointestinal tolerance; growth; low lactose; reflux; regurgitation; rice starch; spit up; term infants

Indexed keywords

LACTOSE; STARCH; SUCROSE; MILK PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD REGURGITATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WEIGHT GAIN; CHEMISTRY; INFANT; LARYNGOPHARYNGEAL REFLUX; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RICE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTOSE; LARYNGOPHARYNGEAL REFLUX; MALE; MILK PROTEINS; ORYZA SATIVA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STARCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84898648677     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2013.828578     Document Type: Article

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