GROWTH COMPARISON OF BREAST-FED AND FORMULA-FED INFANTS

Growth during infancy was analyzed using data from a study in which gr oups of infants were fed breast-milk or one of three formulas: Good St ar(R), Isomil(R), or Similac(R). After adjustments for size at birth a nd parental stature, growth was within the normal range for afl feedin g groups and there were few significant differences in growth between those fed different formulas. There was, however, some evidence that S imilac(R) was associated with larger gains in weight and that those fe d breast-milk or Isomil(R) had lower weights at ages older than two mo nths. Additionally, at six months, recumbent length rended to be small er in the Isomil(R) group of boys and in both the Isomil(R) and Simila c(R) groups of girls and larger in the Good Start(R) groups of boys an d girls.