ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Breast milk contains lutein derived from the mother's diet. This carotenoid is currently not added to infant formula, which has a small and variable lutein content from innate ingredients. This study was conducted to compare the growth of infants fed lutein-fortified infant formula with that of infants fed infant formula without lutein fortification. SUBJECTS/METHODS: This 16-week study was prospective, randomized, controlled, and double-blind with parallel groups of healthy term infants fed either control formula (Wyeth S-26 Gold, designated as Gold) or experimental formula (Wyeth S-26 Gold fortified with lutein at 200 mcg/l, designated as Gold+Lutein). Two hundred thirty-two (232) infantsSubject(s)
Infant Formula/chemistry
, Infant, Newborn/growth & development
, Lutein/administration & dosage
, Weight Gain/drug effects
, Body Height
, Cephalometry
, Double-Blind Method
, Female
, Humans
, Infant Formula/administration & dosage
, Lutein/adverse effects
, Male
, Maternal Age
, Philippines
, Prospective Studies