Analyzing Changes in Amino Acid Blood Metabolites and Developmental Data in Children Aged 24–59 Months Treated for Malnutrition With and Without Rice Bran Supplementation

Results: From the original group, 67 participants completed the Stroop test.Forty were males and 48% had received EF during the first year.Sociodemographic characteristics from the participants, parents and environment did not present differences.The EF group presented a shorter time interference effect in incongruent responses (1254.0AE 480.5 vs 1032.6 AE 379.7ms, p< 0.04).No differences between groups were apparent regarding the BRIEF results.Conclusions: Our results show that the interference effect -a key component of executive functions-was shorter in the EF group, suggesting that added bMFGM in infant formula may favor myelination development and circuits that underline brain functions.These findings support current evidence that suggests formula enriched with added bMFGM, may contribute to healthy cognitive development when breastfeeding is not available.