Influence of breast- and formula-feeding on plasma cholesterol precursor sterols throughout the first year of life.

Bianchi, C; Brambilla, P; Cella, D; Ragogna, F; Tettamanti, C; Del Puppo, M; Kienle, M G; Chiumello, G et al. · J Pediatr · 1997

prospective_cohort · Level II

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Abstract

We evaluated endogenous cholesterol synthesis and plasma lipid profile longitudinally from birth to 1 year old in infants who were exclusively breast-fed (n = 19) or formula-fed (n = 19) for the first 4 months of life. At 1 and 4 months of age, breast-fed infants had higher plasma total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and apolipoprotein B levels than formula-fed infants, whereas plasma mevalonate and lanosterol levels were not different between the two study groups.

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