Comparative Gastrointestinal Tolerance of Various Infant Formulas in Healthy Term Infants

Comparative Gastrointestinal Tolerance of Various Infant Formulas in Healthy Term Infants

The objective of this study is to assess the comparative gastrointestinal (GI) tolerance of normal term infants to two experimental soy-based formulas, relative to a commercially available soy-based formula.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Infant is judged to be in good health.
• Infant is a singleton from a full term birth with a gestational age of 37-42 weeks.
• Infant's birth weight was > 2490 g (~5 lb 8 oz).
• Infant is between 0 and 8 days of age at enrollment.
• Parent(s) confirm their intention to feed their infant the study product as the sole source of nutrition for the duration of the study.
• Parent(s) confirm their intention not to administer vitamin or mineral supplements, solid foods or juices to their infant for the duration of the study.
• Infants using medications or home remedies, herbal preparations or rehydration/intravenous (IV) fluids that might affect GI tolerance may not be enrolled.

Exclusion Criteria:

• An adverse maternal, fetal or infant medical history that is thought by the investigator to have potential for effects on tolerance, growth, and/or development.
• Infant has been treated with antibiotics.
• Infant has received probiotics.