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. 2019 Mar 15:6:2333794X19833995.
doi: 10.1177/2333794X19833995. eCollection 2019.

2'-Fucosyllactose Is Well Tolerated in a 100% Whey, Partially Hydrolyzed Infant Formula With Bifidobacterium lactis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Heidi M Storm  1 , Julie Shepard  2 , Laura M Czerkies  1 , Brian Kineman  1 , Sarah S Cohen  3 , Heidi Reichert  3 , Ryan Carvalho  1
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2'-Fucosyllactose Is Well Tolerated in a 100% Whey, Partially Hydrolyzed Infant Formula With Bifidobacterium lactis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Heidi M Storm et al. Glob Pediatr Health. .

Abstract

Human milk oligosaccharides are important components of breast milk. We evaluated feeding tolerance of the human milk oligosaccharide 2'-fucosyllactose (2'FL) in a 100% whey, partially hydrolyzed infant formula with the probiotic Bifidobacterium animalis ssp lactis strain Bb12 (B lactis; Test) as compared with the same formula without 2'FL (Control) in a randomized controlled trial of healthy infants enrolled at 2 weeks of age (±5 days). After 6 weeks of feeding the assigned formula, the primary outcome of tolerance was assessed using the Infant Gastrointestinal Symptom Questionnaire. Stooling, vomiting, spit-up, crying, and fussing were compared between groups. Seventy-nine infants were enrolled and 63 completed the study per protocol (30 Test, 33 Control). Infant Gastrointestinal Symptom Questionnaire scores were similar between groups (Test 20.9 ± 4.8, Control 20.7 ± 4.3, P = .82). Partially hydrolyzed infant formula with 2'FL and B lactis is tolerated well, as confirmed by a validated multi-symptom index.

Keywords: 2′-fucosyllactose; gastrointestinal tolerance; human milk oligosaccharides; infant formula; partially hydrolyzed whey.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared the following potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: HMS, LMC, BK, and RC are employees of Nestlé Nutrition, the sponsor of this study. JS, SSC, and HR are paid consultants for Nestlé Nutrition.

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Flow diagram of subject randomization, allocation, and analytic populations.
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Mean caregiver reported stool consistency percentages over 2-day diaries at Visit 1, intent-to-treat population.
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