Early Infant Formula Feeding Impacts Urinary Metabolite Profile at 3 Months of Age.
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SUBMITTER: Rosa F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7699459 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
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Early Infant Formula Feeding Impacts Urinary Metabolite Profile at 3 Months of Age.
Rosa Fernanda F Mercer Kelly E KE Lin Haixia H Sims Clark R CR Pack Lindsay M LM Goode Grace G Badger Thomas T Andres Aline A Yeruva Laxmi L
Nutrients 20201120 11
There is a growing consensus that nutritional programming may persist and influence risk for several chronic diseases in adulthood. In the present study, we used urinary metabolic analysis in assessing diet effects on early-life metabolism. Urine samples from healthy three-month-old infants fed human milk (HM; <i>n</i> = 93), cow's milk-based infant formula [MF; <i>n</i> = 80], or soy protein-based infant formula (SF; <i>n</i> = 76) were analyzed with an untargeted metabolomics approach using GC ...[more]
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