Excessive weight gain in infancy increases the risk for overweight and obesity in
adolescence and adulthood. Research indicates that infants fed cow's milk formula (CMF) …

Background: Evidence indicates that the composition of an infant's diet in early life affects
their growth rate. Formula fed (FF) infants, the majority of whom are fed a cow milk (CMF) …

Rapid weight gain in infancy is a risk factor for later life overweight and obesity. Diet
composition is a key factor affecting growth in infancy. Numerous studies show formula fed …

Background: Formula fed (FF) infants, the majority of whom are fed a standard cow milk
infant formula (CMF), have greater weight gain than breast fed (BF) infants; this is of concern …

Background Millions of infants are fed breast milk substitutes, and the type of infant formula
can impact weight gain patterns. Objective We conducted a randomized controlled trial to …

Different patterns of weight gain occur based on infant feeding method: infants fed formula
are much more likely to experience rapid weight gain compared with breastfed infants …

Objectives: Infant formulas provide more protein than breast milk. High protein intakes, as
well as maternal obesity, are risk factors for later obesity. The present study tested whether a …

Since the concept of lasting programming effects on disease risk in human adults by the
action of hormones, metabolites, and neurotransmitters during sensitive periods of early …

Background What and how infants are fed are considered important determinants for the risk
factor of early rapid gain weight. Objectives We conducted secondary analyses on data from …

Rapid weight gain during infancy is a risk factor for later life obesity. Because energy intake
is regulated by complex signals (peptides) from peripheral systems including the gut, a …