Meta-analysis Comparing Bifidobacteria Abundance in Infants Fed Standard or Prebiotic-supplemented Formulas and Exclusively Breastfed (OR01-07-19)

摘要

ObjectivesInfant formulas typically lack prebiotic human milk oligosaccharides (HMO) that promote the growth of beneficial gut flora. Supplementation of infant formulas with a variety of non-HMO prebiotics has attempted to replicate this effect, but study sizes have been small and results have been inconclusive. This meta-analysis summarized the results of the published studies of Bifidobacteria abundance in infants fed standard and non-HMO prebiotic-supplemented formulas compared to that of exclusively breastfed infants.