Feeding soya-based formula as opposed to st and ard cow 's milk formula did not reduce the risk of having asthma or wheeze at any age .
In infants with at least one first degree relative with atopy , hydrolysed formula for a minimum of 4 months combined with dietary restrictions and environment measures may reduce the risk of developing asthma or wheeze in the first year of life .
There is insufficient evidence to suggest that soya-based milk formula has any benefit
BACKGROUND In infants with a family history of atopy , food allergen avoidance has been advocated as means of preventing the development of atopic disease when breast-feeding is not possible or supplemental feeding is needed .
Most infant formulas are based on cow 's milk protein .
Alternative choices include soya based and hydrolysed cows milk formulas .
OBJECTIVES To estimate the effect of dietary avoidance of cow 's milk protein on the development of asthma or wheeze in children .
Early diet in preterm babies and developmental status in infancy.
Few data from r and omised prospect i ve studies address whether early diet influences later neurodevelopment in man . As part of a larger multicentre trial , 502 low birthweight infants were assigned r and omly , for a median of 30 days , to receive a preterm formula or unfortified donor breast milk as sole diets or as supplements to their mothers ' expressed milk . Surviving infants were assessed at nine months after their expected date of delivery without knowledge of their feeding regimen . The mean developmental quotient was 0.25 st and ard deviations lower in those fed donor breast milk rather than preterm formula . In infants fed their mother 's expressed milk , however , the disadvantage of receiving banked milk compared with preterm formula as a supplement , was greater when the supplement was over half the total intake , and approached five points , representing 0.5 st and ard deviations for developmental quotient . Infants fed donor breast milk were at particular disadvantage following fetal growth retardation , with developmental quotients 5.3 points lower . We suggest that the diet used for low birthweight babies over a brief , but perhaps critical , postnatal period has developmental consequences that persist into infancy ; infants who are small for gestational age are especially vulnerable to suboptimal postnatal nutrition
Feeding soya-based formula as opposed to st and ard cow 's milk formula did not reduce the risk of having asthma or wheeze at any age .
In infants with at least one first degree relative with atopy , hydrolysed formula for a minimum of 4 months combined with dietary restrictions and environment measures may reduce the risk of developing asthma or wheeze in the first year of life .
There is insufficient evidence to suggest that soya-based milk formula has any benefit
BACKGROUND In infants with a family history of atopy , food allergen avoidance has been advocated as means of preventing the development of atopic disease when breast-feeding is not possible or supplemental feeding is needed .
Most infant formulas are based on cow 's milk protein .
Alternative choices include soya based and hydrolysed cows milk formulas .
OBJECTIVES To estimate the effect of dietary avoidance of cow 's milk protein on the development of asthma or wheeze in children .