Open AccessInfant regulation of intake: the effect of free glutamate content in infant formulas
Author(s) -
Alison K. Ventura,
Gary K. Beauchamp,
Julie A. Mennella
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.111.024919
Subject(s) - infant formula , meal , hydrolysate , glutamate receptor , zoology , food intake , feeding behavior , amino acid , endocrinology , food science , medicine , chemistry , biology , biochemistry , receptor , hydrolysis
We recently discovered that infants randomly assigned to a formula high in free amino acids (extensive protein hydrolysate formula; ePHF) during infancy consumed less formula to satiation and gained less weight than did infants fed an isocaloric formula low in free amino acids (cow milk formula; CMF).
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