New Delhi, (PTI) Children’s cognition enhanced when fed with infant formula, externally mixed with compounds known to be present exclusively in milk produced by lactating women, researchers have found.
The study added to the growing scientific support for the importance of ingredients found in breast milk in early human development, the researchers from the University of Kansas, US, said.
These compounds, milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) and lactoferrin, were added to infants formula and fed to children for 12 months.
