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Breast-fed infants given cow's milk have altered sleeping metabolic rate

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, December 12th, 2005

Breast-fed infants fed a complementary meal with cow's milk display an altered sleeping metabolic rate.

According to recent research published in the Journal of Nutrition, "Although it is widely accepted that energy expenditure in infants is a function of feeding pattern, the mechanism behind this is not well understood. The objectives of this observational study were as follows: 1) to compare minimal observable energy expenditure (MOEE) between 2 subgroups of breast-fed infants, a BM group in which breast milk was the only source of milk and a BCM group given cow's milk in addition to breast milk; and 2) to identify potential mediators of a feeding pattern...

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