Unintentional Overfeeding of Formula Fed Infants

Completed

Conditions studied: Childhood Obesity, Infant Development

In brief

Although breast milk is recommended exclusively until 6 months of age, two-thirds of infants in the U.S. are fed infant formula. Despite an almost identical energy density between infant formula and breast milk, formula fed infants experience greater weight gain in the first year of life. The investigators propose that unintentional overfeeding, of nearly one additional day of calories per week, due to the "over-scooping" of powdered formula contributes significantly to this phenomenon and potentially to the early development of childhood obesity, a significant public health problem.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02701868

Run by

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

People needed

171

Starts

2016-07-01

Expected to finish

2017-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-01-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• ≥18 years of age
• Willing to participate in 1 assessment visit at Pennington Biomedical Research Center
• English speaking

You may not qualify if…

• <18 years of age
• Not willing to participate in 1 assessment visit at Pennington Biomedical Research Center
• Non-English speaking

Where it is running

• Pennington Biomedical Research Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

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