TY - JOUR
T1 - Plasma mineral concentrations in preterm infants fed a nutrient-enriched formula after hospital discharge
AU - Rajaram, Sujatha
AU - Carlson, Susan E.
AU - Koo, Winston W.K.
AU - Braselton, W. Emmett
N1 - Funding Information:
Supported by grants from the National Eye Institute (R01 EY08770), the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01-HD 31329), the National Center for Research Resources (M01 RR00211) and a gift from Ross Products Division, Abbott Laboratories, Columbus, Ohio.
PY - 1995/5
Y1 - 1995/5
N2 - Objective: To determine whether prolonged feeding of preterm infant formula to preterm infants can accelerate recovery to normal plasma zinc levels without affecting plasma mineral homeostasis. Design: Part of concurrent prospective feeding trials in a university hospital- based population. Subjects and intervention: Preterm infants (n = 33; birth weight, 1037 ± 157 gm) were fed a preterm infant formula with higher concentrations of zinc, copper, calcium, magnesium, and potassium until 2 months past expected term, then a term infant formula. Term infants (n = 38; birth weight, 3318 ± 401 gm) fed this term infant formula from birth were a reference group for comparison with study infants and with published values. Plasma mineral levels were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy. Results: Preterm infants fed a preterm infant formula after discharge from the hospital appeared to achieve normal plasma zinc concentrations by at least 2 months past term without adverse effects on mineral homeostasis. (J P EDIATR 1995;126:791-6).
AB - Objective: To determine whether prolonged feeding of preterm infant formula to preterm infants can accelerate recovery to normal plasma zinc levels without affecting plasma mineral homeostasis. Design: Part of concurrent prospective feeding trials in a university hospital- based population. Subjects and intervention: Preterm infants (n = 33; birth weight, 1037 ± 157 gm) were fed a preterm infant formula with higher concentrations of zinc, copper, calcium, magnesium, and potassium until 2 months past expected term, then a term infant formula. Term infants (n = 38; birth weight, 3318 ± 401 gm) fed this term infant formula from birth were a reference group for comparison with study infants and with published values. Plasma mineral levels were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy. Results: Preterm infants fed a preterm infant formula after discharge from the hospital appeared to achieve normal plasma zinc concentrations by at least 2 months past term without adverse effects on mineral homeostasis. (J P EDIATR 1995;126:791-6).
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U2 - 10.1016/S0022-3476(95)70413-2
DO - 10.1016/S0022-3476(95)70413-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 7752008
SN - 0022-3476
VL - 126
SP - 791
EP - 796
JO - Journal of Pediatrics
JF - Journal of Pediatrics
IS - 5
ER -