AUTHOR=Westmark Cara J. 

TITLE=Soy-Based Therapeutic Baby Formulas: Testable Hypotheses Regarding the Pros and Cons

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Nutrition

VOLUME=3

YEAR=2017

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/articles/10.3389/fnut.2016.00059

DOI=10.3389/fnut.2016.00059

ISSN=2296-861X

ABSTRACT=<p>Soy-based infant formulas have been consumed in the United States since 1909, and currently constitute a significant portion of the infant formula market. There are efforts underway to generate genetically modified soybeans that produce therapeutic agents of interest with the intent to deliver those agents in a soy-based infant formula platform. The threefold purpose of this review article is to first discuss the pros and cons of soy-based infant formulas, then present testable hypotheses to discern the suitability of a soy platform for drug delivery in babies, and finally start a discussion to inform public policy on this important area of infant nutrition.</p>