Study compares stools of breastfed and formula-fed infants

(Wiley) When researchers compared the stools of 40 infants who were exclusively breastfed with those of 13 who were exclusively formula fed, the average daily stool frequency was significantly higher in the breastfed than formula-fed infants during the first month of life (4.9 versus 2.3) and second month of life (3.2 versus 1.6).

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - November 7, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: news