Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * Full-term infants * Healthy birthweight: 2500 g ≤ birthweight ≤ 4200 g * Boys and girls * Apparently healthy at birth and screening * Weight-for-age Z-score (WAZ) at screening within the normal range according to WHO Child Growth Standards * Age at enrolment: ≤60 days of age * If age at inclusion ≤1 month: infants exclusively formula fed for at least 5 days prior to inclusion * If 1 month \< age at inclusion ≤ 2 months: infants exclusively formula fed since 1 month old2 * Being available for follow up until the age of 12 months * Written informed consent from parent(s) and/or legal guardian(s) aged ≥18 years Exclusion Criteria: * Severe acquired or congenital diseases, mental or physical disorders, including cow's milk protein allergy (CMA), lactose intolerance and diagnosed medical conditions that are known to affect study outcomes (e.g. functional gastro-intestinal disorders (FGID)) * Incapability of parents to comply with the study protocol * Illiterate parents (i.e. not able to read and write in local language) * Participation in another clinical trial * Unwillingness to accept the formula supplied by the study as the only formula for their child until the age of 12 months * Infants fed a special diet other than standard cow's or goat's milk based (non-hydrolyzed) infant formula prior to inclusion