Breast vs bottle: endocrine responses are different with formula feeding.
Differences in pancreatic and gut-hormone release between breast-fed and bottle-fed infants have not been documented although these hormones may play a key role in postnatal adaptation. In a study of 77 six-day-old healthy term infants, bottle-fed neonates ('Cow and Gate Premium') had significant changes in plasma-concentrations of insulin, motilin, enteroglucagon, neurotensin, and pancreatic polypeptide after feeding, whereas in breast-fed infants these changes were reduced or absent. Basal levels of gastric inhibitory polypeptide, motilin, neurotensin, and vasoactive intestinal peptide were also higher in the bottle-fed infants than in those who were breast-fed. These findings may partly explain differences in the deposition of subcutaneous fat and in stool frequency between breast-fed and bottle-fed neonates.
D001903:Bottle Feeding; D001942:Breast Feeding; D005260:Female; D005768:Gastrointestinal Hormones / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009496:Neurotensin / Q000097:blood; D010187:Pancreatic Hormones / Q000097:blood*
D005768:Gastrointestinal Hormones; D010187:Pancreatic Hormones; D009496:Neurotensin