Common gastrointestinal symptoms in healthy infants receiving goat milk-based formula or cow's milk-based formula: a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess common gastrointestinal symptoms in healthy Brazilian infants receiving goat milk-based formula (GMF) compared to cow's milk-based formula (CMF).

Methods

We performed a 24-weeks double-blind, randomized, controlled study in Brazil, enrolling healthy infants from 3 to 12 months of age. Primary outcome were the gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms stool consistency, regurgitation frequency and crying duration. Secondary outcomes were growth trajectories and hemoglobin levels. Repeated mixed models were used to compare outcomes variables between GMF and CMF groups, while adjusting for age at baseline.

Results

Fifty-six infants were recruited and randomly allocated in the GMF (n = 26) and the CMF (n = 30) group. Scores on all measured GI symptoms were low an

SUBMITTER: Maximino P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11577781 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature