Exclusive breast feeding versus supplementation: a prospective study in a rural south Indian community.
In a non-interventional, prospective study in three south Indian villages, exclusively breast-fed infants were compared with those given supplements in addition to breast milk. The supplements provided less than 30% of caloric requirement in most cases. Both groups grew similarly and the growth curves showed a sharp fall after the third month. Whether this fall is physiological, or a result of poor socio-economic conditions is not clear.
D000367:Age Factors; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D001942:Breast Feeding; D005260:Female; D005527:Food, Fortified; D006128:Growth; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012424:Rural Population; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors