Use of Soy-Based Formulas in Infants: Myths, Misuse, and Misconceptions

An updated clinical report reviews the contraindications and limited indications for soy formula in infants.

Soy protein–based formulas are approved by the FDA for infants and account for about 20% of the U.S. formula market. Soy formulas are free of cow’s milk protein and lactose and differ from cow’s milk–based formulas in several ways: The carbohydrate sources are sucrose and corn-based polysaccharides; the protein source is a soy isolate supplemented with amino acids; and the formulas are fortified with additional calcium, phosphorus, iron, and zinc to overcome the binding of these minerals by soy phytate.

The AAP Committee on Nutrition recently released a statement on the effects of early nutritional interventions on the development of atopic disease (JW Pediatr Adolesc Med Feb 20 2008). Now, the Committee on Nutrition has updated its 1998 sta…

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Howard Bauchner, MD

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Grant / research supportHuman Resources and Services Administration; NIH; NIH-NHLBI; USDA; GlaxoSmithKline

Editorial boardsArchives of Disease in Childhood (Editor-in-Chief)

Howard Bauchner, MD

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Grant / research supportHuman Resources and Services Administration; NIH; NIH-NHLBI; USDA; GlaxoSmithKline

Editorial boardsArchives of Disease in Childhood (Editor-in-Chief)

Cornelius W. Van Niel, MD

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EquityMedtronic; Express Scripts; Johnson & Johnson; Merck

Cornelius W. Van Niel, MD

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EquityMedtronic; Express Scripts; Johnson & Johnson; Merck

Use of Soy-Based Formulas in Infants: Myths, Misuse, and Misconceptions

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