Effects of term infant formulas containing high sn-2 palmitate with and without oligofructose on stool composition, stool characteristics, and bifidogenicity

• Published in: Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition Vol. 59; no. 4; p. 440
• Main Authors: Yao, Manjiang, Lien, Eric L, Capeding, Maria R Z, Fitzgerald, Margaret, Ramanujam, Kalathur, Yuhas, Rebecca, Northington, Robert, Lebumfacil, Jowena, Wang, Lin, DeRusso, Patricia A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2014
• Subjects: Adult; Bifidobacterium; Breast Feeding; Constipation - etiology; Defecation - drug effects; Dietary Supplements; Double-Blind Method; Feces - chemistry; Feces - microbiology; Female; Hardness; Humans; Infant; Infant Food; Infant Formula - chemistry; Infant, Newborn; Male; Milk, Human; Oligosaccharides - pharmacology; Palmitates - metabolism; Palmitates - pharmacology; Term Birth; Young Adult

Levels of stool fatty acid soaps and beneficial bacteria differ between formula-fed and breast-fed infants; addition of specific formula ingredients may reduce these differences. This study evaluated the effects of a term infant formula containing high sn-2 palmitate term infant formula (sn-2) or an...