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Skin carotenoid level in relation to the infant’s age. During the study, the formula-fed infants (n=8) had decreasing skin carotenoids from birth to >9 weeks of age (P<0.02, repeated measures analysis of variance). The human milk-fed infants (n=32) had no change in their skin levels during the study. The skin carotenoid levels were higher in the human milk-fed group compared with the formula-fed group at certain time points (P<0.02).
