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<strong>Seafood</strong> Choices: Balancing Benefits and Risks<br />

http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11762.html<br />

TABLE B-1d Continued<br />

Author Study Type Subjects Exposure<br />

Auestad<br />

et al., 2001<br />

Randomized<br />

Controlled<br />

Trial<br />

Infants (n=294 formula<br />

fed; n=165 breastfed)<br />

Kansas City, MO; Little<br />

Rock, AR; Pittsburgh,<br />

PA; Tucson, AZ<br />

Good health, term status,<br />

either ≤9 days of age<br />

(formula group) or<br />

≤11 days of age and<br />

currently breastfeeding<br />

(breastfeeding group),<br />

birth weight ≥2500 g,<br />

5-minute APGAR score<br />

≥7, ability to tolerate<br />

milk-based formula or<br />

breast milk, guardian<br />

or parent agreement to<br />

feed the assigned study<br />

formula ad libitum<br />

according to the study<br />

design<br />

No evidence of significant<br />

cardiac, respiratory,<br />

ophthalmologic, gastrointestinal,<br />

hematologic,<br />

or metabolic disease;<br />

milk-protein allergy;<br />

or a maternal medical<br />

history known to have<br />

proven adverse effects<br />

on the fetus, tuberculosis,<br />

HIV, perinatal<br />

infections, or substance<br />

abuse<br />

61-74% European<br />

American<br />

60-80% mothers married<br />

Mean mother’s age about<br />

29 years<br />

Mean mother’s education<br />

about 14 years<br />

Fish oil/fungal<br />

oil and<br />

egg-derived<br />

triglyceride<br />

supplemented<br />

formulas<br />

Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.<br />

SEAFOOD ChOICES<br />

Timing of<br />

Exposure<br />

9-11 days after<br />

birth until 12<br />

months of age

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