Study on a specially prepared infant food formula in Filipino babies

ABSTRACT

Twenty-four full term newborns were started with a specially prepared infant food formula and regularly followed up during the first 6 months to find out how these babies compare with babies fed with breast milk, evaporated milk and whole milk regarding physical growth, gastrointestinal disturbances, allergic reactions and protein and cholesterol studies of the bloodWe observed in our study that physical growth compared favorably with other groups, incidence of gastrointestinal disturbances was practically nil and allergic skin manifestations were apparently not related to feeding. Blood studies for serum proteins and cholesterol showed values within normal limitsFrom our data and observations of babies fed with this specially prepared infant food formula of skim milk with vegetable and animal fat, we can say that this infant food compares favorably with evaporated and other kinds of milk and it may even be a substitute for human milk when this is not available. (Summary and Conclusion)