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Table 2 Comparison between the guidelines on a standard formula milk packet and Baby Milk intervention guidelines

From: Effectiveness of a behavioural intervention to prevent excessive weight gain during infancy (The Baby Milk Trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

  

SMA guidelines

Intervention guidelines

 

Age

Weight

scoops/day

kJ/kg/day

scoops/day

kJ/kg/day

% Reduction

Birth

3.5 kg

18

496

18

496

0

2 wks

3.9 kg

24

590

18

442

25

1 mo

4.4 kg

24

525

21

459

13

2 mo

5.3 kg

25

454

22

399

12

3 mo

6.1 kg

25

393

22

346

12

4 mo

6.8 kg

35

494

30

423

14

6 mo

7.8 kg

32

390

28

341

13

  1. Based on SMA™ white: 4.4 g/scoop; 2,173 kJ per 100 g powder