Randomized controlled trial of 4 compared with 6 mo of exclusive breastfeeding in Iceland: differences in breast-milk intake by stable-isotope probe.
To access publisher's full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field. The WHO recommends exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for 6 mo after birth. However, the time at which breast milk ceases to provide adequate energy and nutrition, requiring the introduc...
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ftlandspitaliuni:oai:www.hirsla.lsh.is:2336/302125 2023-05-15T16:47:14+02:00 Randomized controlled trial of 4 compared with 6 mo of exclusive breastfeeding in Iceland: differences in breast-milk intake by stable-isotope probe. Wells, Jonathan C K Jonsdottir, Olof H Hibberd, Patricia L Fewtrell, Mary S Thorsdottir, Inga Eaton, Simon Lucas, Alan Gunnlaugsson, Geir Kleinman, Ronald E Childhood Nutrition Research Centre, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom. 2013-09-23 http://hdl.handle.net/2336/302125 https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.111.030403 en eng American Society of Nutrition -ASN http://dx.doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.111.030403 http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/96/1/73.long Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 2012, 96(1):73-9 1938-3207 22592102 doi:10.3945/ajcn.111.030403 http://hdl.handle.net/2336/302125 American journal of clinical nutrition Archived with thanks to The American journal of clinical nutrition Open Access - Opinn aðgangur Body Composition Body Weights and Measures Breast Feeding Child Development Deuterium Oxide Diet Diet Records Energy Intake Female Health Promotion Humans Iceland Infant Infant Food Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Male Milk Human Models Biological Patient Dropouts World Health Organization Article 2013 ftlandspitaliuni https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.111.030403 2022-05-29T08:21:53Z To access publisher's full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field. The WHO recommends exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for 6 mo after birth. However, the time at which breast milk ceases to provide adequate energy and nutrition, requiring the introduction of complementary foods, remains unclear. Most studies that investigated this issue were observational and potentially confounded by variability in social circumstances or infant growth. We hypothesized that EBF infants would consume more breast milk at age 6 mo than infants receiving breast milk and complementary foods. We measured anthropometric outcomes, body composition, and breast-milk intake at age 6 mo in infants who were randomly assigned at age 4 mo either to 6-mo EBF or to the introduction of complementary foods with continued breastfeeding. We recruited 119 infants from health centers in Reykjavik and neighboring municipalities in Iceland. In 100 infants who completed the protocol (50/group), breast-milk intake was measured by using stable isotopes, and complementary food intakes were weighed over 3 d in the complementary feeding (CF) group. Breast-milk intake was 83 g/d (95% CI: 19, 148 g/d) greater in EBF (mean ± SD: 901 ± 158 g/d) than in CF (818 ± 166 g/d) infants and was equivalent to 56 kcal/d; CF infants obtained 63 ± 52 kcal/d from complementary foods. Estimated total energy intakes were similar (EBF: 560 ± 98 kcal/d; CF: 571 ± 97 kcal/d). Secondary outcomes (anthropometric outcomes, body composition) did not differ significantly between groups. On a group basis, EBF to age 6 mo did not compromise infant growth or body composition, and energy intake at age 6 mo was comparable to that in CF infants whose energy intake was not constrained by maternal breast-milk output. Mead Johnson University of Iceland Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Hirsla - Landspítali University Hospital research archive The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 96 1 73 79 |
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Body Composition Body Weights and Measures Breast Feeding Child Development Deuterium Oxide Diet Diet Records Energy Intake Female Health Promotion Humans Iceland Infant Infant Food Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Male Milk Human Models Biological Patient Dropouts World Health Organization Wells, Jonathan C K Jonsdottir, Olof H Hibberd, Patricia L Fewtrell, Mary S Thorsdottir, Inga Eaton, Simon Lucas, Alan Gunnlaugsson, Geir Kleinman, Ronald E Randomized controlled trial of 4 compared with 6 mo of exclusive breastfeeding in Iceland: differences in breast-milk intake by stable-isotope probe. |
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To access publisher's full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field. The WHO recommends exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for 6 mo after birth. However, the time at which breast milk ceases to provide adequate energy and nutrition, requiring the introduction of complementary foods, remains unclear. Most studies that investigated this issue were observational and potentially confounded by variability in social circumstances or infant growth. We hypothesized that EBF infants would consume more breast milk at age 6 mo than infants receiving breast milk and complementary foods. We measured anthropometric outcomes, body composition, and breast-milk intake at age 6 mo in infants who were randomly assigned at age 4 mo either to 6-mo EBF or to the introduction of complementary foods with continued breastfeeding. We recruited 119 infants from health centers in Reykjavik and neighboring municipalities in Iceland. In 100 infants who completed the protocol (50/group), breast-milk intake was measured by using stable isotopes, and complementary food intakes were weighed over 3 d in the complementary feeding (CF) group. Breast-milk intake was 83 g/d (95% CI: 19, 148 g/d) greater in EBF (mean ± SD: 901 ± 158 g/d) than in CF (818 ± 166 g/d) infants and was equivalent to 56 kcal/d; CF infants obtained 63 ± 52 kcal/d from complementary foods. Estimated total energy intakes were similar (EBF: 560 ± 98 kcal/d; CF: 571 ± 97 kcal/d). Secondary outcomes (anthropometric outcomes, body composition) did not differ significantly between groups. On a group basis, EBF to age 6 mo did not compromise infant growth or body composition, and energy intake at age 6 mo was comparable to that in CF infants whose energy intake was not constrained by maternal breast-milk output. Mead Johnson University of Iceland |
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Childhood Nutrition Research Centre, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom. |
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Wells, Jonathan C K Jonsdottir, Olof H Hibberd, Patricia L Fewtrell, Mary S Thorsdottir, Inga Eaton, Simon Lucas, Alan Gunnlaugsson, Geir Kleinman, Ronald E |
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Randomized controlled trial of 4 compared with 6 mo of exclusive breastfeeding in Iceland: differences in breast-milk intake by stable-isotope probe. |
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Randomized controlled trial of 4 compared with 6 mo of exclusive breastfeeding in Iceland: differences in breast-milk intake by stable-isotope probe. |
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Randomized controlled trial of 4 compared with 6 mo of exclusive breastfeeding in Iceland: differences in breast-milk intake by stable-isotope probe. |
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Randomized controlled trial of 4 compared with 6 mo of exclusive breastfeeding in Iceland: differences in breast-milk intake by stable-isotope probe. |
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Randomized controlled trial of 4 compared with 6 mo of exclusive breastfeeding in Iceland: differences in breast-milk intake by stable-isotope probe. |
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randomized controlled trial of 4 compared with 6 mo of exclusive breastfeeding in iceland: differences in breast-milk intake by stable-isotope probe. |
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