Tolerance of Healthy Term Infants Fed Infant Formulas #3

Tolerance of Healthy Term Infants Fed Infant Formulas

The primary objective of this study is to assess the comparative gastrointestinal (GI) tolerance of normal term infants to six experimental milk protein-based powdered infant formulas.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Infant is judged to be in good health.
• Infant is a singleton from a full term birth.
• Infant's birth weight was > 2490 g (~5 lbs 8 oz.
• Infant is between 0 and 8 days of age at enrollment.
• Infants using medications, home remedies ,herbal preparations or rehydration fluids that might affect GI tolerance may not be enrolled.
• Parent(s) confirm their intention not to administer vitamin or mineral supplements, solid foods or juices to their infant from enrollment through the duration of the study, unless instructed otherwise by their healthcare professional.

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.