Fried M D, Khoshoo V, Secker D J, Gilday D L, Ash J M, Pencharz P B
Division of Clinical Nutrition, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
J Pediatr. 1992 Apr;120(4 Pt 1):569-72. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(10)80003-4.
The gastric emptying times associated with three whey-based formulas were significantly shorter than that associated with a casein-based formula in nine gastrostomy-fed patients with spastic quadriplegia (p less than 0.001). Patients fed whey-based formulas had significantly fewer episodes of emesis than when they were fed casein-based formula (p less than 0.001). We conclude that whey-based formulas reduce the frequency of emesis by improving the rate of gastric emptying.
