Compared with Feeding Infants Breast Milk or Cow-Milk Formula, Soy Formula Feeding Does Not Affect Subsequent Reproductive Organ Size at 5 Years of Age ,
Author(s) -
Aline Andres,
Mary B. Moore,
Leann E. Linam,
Patrick H. Casey,
Mario A. Cleves,
Thomas M. Badger
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463
H-Index - 265
eISSN - 1541-6100
pISSN - 0022-3166
DOI - 10.3945/jn.114.206201
Subject(s) - infant formula , breast milk , cow milk , food science , affect (linguistics) , soy milk , breast feeding , milk substitute , biology , physiology , zoology , medicine , pediatrics , biochemistry , philosophy , linguistics
Literature reports suggest that phytochemicals, such as isoflavones found in soybeans, impair reproductive function in animals and raise the possibility that consuming soy infant formula could alter hormonally sensitive organ development in children.
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