Comparison of the Effect of Exclusive Breast feeding and infant formula on health status of infant: A Systematic Review
Author Name: Ajayi Ayodotun Edward, Akorede Seun Nurudeen; Tokode Emmanuel Ayodamope; FADERO Oluwakemi Florence; Fatima Muhammed Rasheed
Volume: 01/01
Country: West Africa
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Affiliation:
- Department of Human Kinetics & Health Education, Faculty of Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, West Africa.
- Food and Nutrition option, Department of Biochemistry Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, West Africa
- Department of Health Promotion and Environmental Health Education, University of Ilorin, Nigeria, West Africa
- Federal college of forestry mechanization, afaka, Kaduna State, West Africa
ABSTRACT
Mothers’ own milk is the best source of nutrition for nearly all infants. Beyond somatic growth, breast milk as a biologic fluid has a variety of other benefits, including modulation of postnatal intestinal function, immune ontogeny, and brain development. Although breastfeeding is highly recommended, breastfeeding may not always be possible, suitable or solely adequate. Infant formula is an industrially produced substitute for infant consumption. Infant formula attempts to mimic the nutritional composition of breast milk as closely as possible, and is based on cow’s milk or soymilk. A number of alternatives to cow’s milk-based formula also exist. In this article, we will make comparison of the effect of exclusive breastfeeding and infant formula on health status of infant. Materials and Methods The research methodology is a narrative literature review; a systematic approach was applied in the search for studies through electronic databases such as Medline, CINAHL, EMBASE, PsycINFO and Google search engine. The search terms that were used include: breast feeding, infant formula, effects of breastfeeding among others. The inclusion criteria were studies focusing on breastfeeding and infant formulas as well as studies that were conducted in English. Studies that did not meet the inclusion criteria were excluded from the review. The search terms yielded a total of 201 papers after a thorough database search was done. The papers retrieved were further scrutinized by going through their titles, abstracts and full text of the papers in which forty three (43) papers were included in the review.
Key words: infant formula, breastfeeding, mother, food supplement