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. 2021 Aug 31;13(9):3071. doi: 10.3390/nu13093071
Gastric emptying of preterm infants
  • Gastric emptying rate of pasteurised donor human milk (PDHM) is more similar to mothers’ own milk (MOM) than infant formula

  • Final gastric residual volumes for PDHM and MOM are similar

  • Final gastric residual volumes for PDHM and MOM at 12–22%

  • Human milk casein and lactose impact gastric emptying

  • Gastric emptying does not differ by infant sex

  • Fortification of MOM and PDHM slows gastric emptying

  • Supine position of infant slows gastric emptying

  • MOM and PDHM produce similar curding patterns

Body composition of preterm infants
  • Increased fat and total energy intakes are related to increasing fat mass

  • Increasing protein intake when considered with carbohydrate intake is related to increasing fat-free mass

  • Enteral volumes are positively associated with adipose to muscle ratio

  • Timing of fortification, carbohydrate intake and protein energy ratio of intakes moderate ratio of the adipose to muscle tissue accretion