Milk Types and Fish Oil in 9- to 12-Month-Old Infants

University of Copenhagen

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity; Growth; Blood Pressure; Metabolic Syndrome; Cardiovascular Disease

Treatments: Behavioral: Cow's milk without fish oil; Behavioral: Formula with fish oil; Behavioral: Formula without fish oil; Behavioral: Cow's milk with fish oil

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00379171

D-74

KF 02-014/03

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this intervention study is to examine the effect of whole cow's milk versus infant formula as primary milk sources with or without supplements of n-3 LCPUFA for growth, nutritional status, development, risk factors for later diseases and the impact on the intestinal microbiota and inflammation in 9 - 12 months old infants.

Sex: All

Ages: 8 to 12 months old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Singleton infants
• Born >= 37 wk of gestation
• Birth weight > 2500g
• >= 5th percentile for gestational age
• A 5-min Apgar score >= 7
• Daily consumption of cow's milk or formula

Exclusion criteria

• No major complications at birth or in fetal life
• No chronic diseases

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Single Blind