[Fat assimilation and indicators of lipid metabolism in the blood of premature infants fed milk mixtures with different fat composition].

The efficacy and adequacy of fat component depending on the feeding type (breast milk, Malyutka, Malyutka with a new fatty composition and Similak mixtures) were defined in the course of feeding 90 premature infants aged 33 to 37 weeks on the basis of clinical observations, determination of fat assimilation and the main indicators of lipid metabolism. All the mixtures were shown to be tolerated well. No significant differences were revealed in the mean daily weight gain and in the monthly body length gain.

[Vitamin E supply in full-term and premature newborns who received different types of nutrition].

The authors followed up 20 full-term and 52 premature neonates given breast milk and substitutes differing in the character of the fatty component: "Malyutka", "Malyutka with a new fatty composition", and "similac". In the full-term children, the level of vitamin E in the blood serum was higher than that in the premature children and remained greater whatever the type of feeding. In the premature children, the tocopherol content in the blood serum depended on the child's age and was higher in children of a 36-37 week gestation age.