COMPARATIVE ESTIMATION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF MILK FORMULAS WITH DIFFERENT LEVEL OF PROTEIN IN NUTRITION OF CHILDREN IN FIRST YEAR OF LIFE

Article presents results of proper investigations of effectiveness of formulas with different protein level: “Baby Samp 1” (13 g/l) and “Baby 1” (15 g/l). The trial included 55 children from 25 days to 3 months old. This trial was open-labelled, comparative, randomized, and prospective. Proved, that milk formula with concentration of protein 13 g/l provide for adequate grouth and development parameters in children of first months of life. This fact was confirmed with dynamics of children’s body weight and stature and increase of protein, albumin and prealbumin levels in plasma. There were no advantages of nutrition with formula with protein level 15 g/l. Concentration of protein in milk formula influences on level of insulin-like growth factor 1 in children of first months of life. Key words: children of first year of life, artificial feeding, protein concentration, insulin-like growth factor 1. (Voprosy sovremennoi pediatrii — Current Pediatrics. 2009;8(1):72-80)