PEDIATRICS Vol. 75 No. 2 February 1985, pp. 343-351
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Nutrient Intakes of Formula-Fed Infants and Infants Fed Cow's Milk

Michael B. Montalto MS1, John D. Benson PhD1, and Gilbert A. Martinez 1

1 From the Medical and Marketing Research Departments, Ross Laboratories, Columbus, Ohio

Twenty-four-hour dietary intake data from the second National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES II), 1976-1980, were analyzed to compare nutrient intakes among infants 7 to 12 months of age who were fed mixed diets containing solid foods and either infant formula or cow's milk. Solid foods fed to the infants in both groups were low in iron and linoleic acid, and high in sodium, potassium, and protein, relative to Recommended Dietary Allowances. Infants who were fed cow's milk received lower median intakes of iron (7.8 mg V 14.9 mg), linoleic acid (1.8 g v 6.1 g), and vitamin C (39 mg v 64 mg), and higher median intakes of protein (41 g V 25 g), sodium (1,000 mg v 580 mg), and potassium (1,630 mg V 1,020 mg) than formula-fed infants. Seventy-five percent of the infants fed cow's milk had iron intakes below the Recommended Dietary Allowance; 69% had sodium intakes above the range of estimated safe and adequate daily dietary intake. Linoleic acid provided less than 3% of energy intake for 74% of the infants fed cow's milk. Differences in nutrient intakes were due not only to different concentrations of nutrients in each of the milk feedings but also to the different amounts and types of solid foods fed to the two groups of infants.

Key Words: nutrient intake • infant nutrition • cow's milk • infant formula

Submitted on December 23, 1983
Accepted on July 17, 1984




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