CALCIUM-FATTY ACID ABSORPTION IN TERM INFANTS FED HUMAN MILK AND PREPARED FORMULAS SIMULATING HUMAN MILK

Abstract

In full-term infants 4 to 10 days of age fed human milk or formulas of higher fat and calcium content, the absorption and retention of nitrogen and phosphorus are equal. Higher fecal excretion of fat and calcium were observed. There is a correlation between calcium and palmitic and stearic acid in the stools. This correlation is found at both low and high levels of fecal calcium. It is not clear whether the reduced calcium absorption or the reduced fat absorption is the primary event.