...- and formula-feeding - and the unique role of breastfeeding in shaping children's food preferences. Epidemiological data illustrate that children who were breastfed have healthier dietary patterns compared to children who were formula-fed, even after controlling for relevant sociodemographic characteristics...

... Sweet Taste Flavor Sensory learning Breastfeeding Formula feeding Fruit Vegetables • Children's dietary habits reflect their basic biology, which predisposes them to prefer sweet tastes and to avoid bitter-tasting foods such as green leafy vegetables. Although once adaptive, in modern...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Energy utilization Energy intake Formula feeding Growth Infant formula Compared to breast-fed (BF) infants, the energy requirements of formula-fed (FF) infants are about 15% higher at the age of 1 month and about 7% higher...

... early and late introduction of complementary food can neither disregard the effect of breastfeeding compared to formula feeding nor the composition or quality of the complementary food. Possible short-term health effects concern growth velocity and infections, and possible long-term effects may relate...

... association between IGF-I and Z score for weight, BMI, tricipital skin-fold thickness confirms the effect of different infant feeding on body size. 28 08 2004 19 10 2004 24 5 2005 Breast feeding Formula feeding Insulin-like growth factor-I Body mass index Z score for weight...