Infants raised on fortified formula milk were found to have no added advantage in academic performance as adolescents, noted researchers in England.

There were no significant differences in the U.K. math exam scores in students at age 16 who had participated in clinical trials comparing formulas fortified with long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs), iron, or nutrients, with standard formulas, as infants. Instead, there was a slight reduction in academic performance in children at 11 years of age who were randomized to receive LCPUFA-supplemented formula, noted the study.

The study pooled data from seven randomized clinical trials conducted between 1993 and 2001. The findings are published in the BMJ… (Medpage Today)