Influence of time of introduction to a milk feeding practice on size at six months

grantor: University of TorontoTwo independent databases of convenience were available to conduct an in-depth analysis of the relationship between introductory milk feeding practices and size at six months. A negative linear association between age of introduction to formula and achieved size at six months, noted in both data sets, best demonstrates the relationship. The earlier the introduction of formula, the greater is the weight and length of the baby at six months. An independent and opposite association between age of introduction to solids and size at six months was noted in the first database but not the second, likely because, in the second database, both formula and solids were introduced very early, often in close proximity. While a definitive conclusion on a causal relationship among the introduction of formula, a consequent change in growth rate and a resultant difference in achieved size cannot be stated the analyses permitted a strong inference of causality.M.Sc