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Bone mineralization of healthy preterm infants fed human milk were compared with that of similar fed preterm formula. Bone mineralization was studied by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry in 43 preterm infants divided into two groups; 21 preterm infants were fed with maternal breast milk and 22 preterm infants with a preterm formula containing 70 mg calcium and 35 mg phosphorus per decilitre.
Conclusion Preterm infants fed breast milk had lower bone mineral density than the preterm formula-fed group. Fortifying preterm human milk with calcium and phosphorus will improve bone mineralization in preterm infants.
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Received: 26 November 1996 and in revised form: 26 August 1997 / Accepted: 9 September 1997
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Alpay, F., Ünay, B., Narin, Y. et al. Measurement of bone mineral density by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry in preterm infants fed human milk or formula. Eur J Pediatr 157, 505–507 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004310050864
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004310050864