The Effects of an Infant Formula Containing Hydrolysed Proteins on Growth and Tolerance in Healthy Term Infants

Inclusion criteria: * Full-term infants (born at gestational age =37 weeks). * Healthy birthweight (according to WHO Child Growth Standards): between 2500 and 4200 g, retrieved from medical records * Boys and girls * Apparently healthy at birth and screening * Weight-for-age Z-score (WAZ), weight-for-length (WHZ), and length-for-age (LAZ) Z-scores at screening within the normal range according to WHO Child Growth Standards (i.e. -2 = WAZ,WHZ,LAZ = 2) * Age at enrolment: =28 days of age * Exclusively formula fed for at least 5 days prior to inclusion * Exclusively formula fed during the entire intervention period * Parents agreeing to initiate complementary feeding after finalization of the study * Being available for follow up until the age of approximately 3.5 months * Written informed consent from parent(s) and/or legal guardian(s) aged =18 years Exclusion criteria: * Gestational age \<37 weeks * Birth weight \<2500 g or \>4200 g * Age at enrolment: \>28 days * Severe acquired or congenital diseases, mental or physical disorders, including cow's milk protein allergy, lactose intolerance and diagnosed medical conditions that are known to affect growth (i.e. GI disorders) * Illness at screening/inclusion * 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 during study participation * infants fed a special diet other than standard, non-hydrolysed, cow's or goat's milk based infant formula