Arizona State University
This is a 12-month, 2-arm randomized controlled trial (n=150) examining whether toddlers randomized at 12 months of age to 1.5 cup-equivalents/day of cow's milk-based dairy versus oat milk-based dairy, and followed to 24 months, have better growth, sleep, neurocognitive, and gut microbiome outcomes.
Inclusion Criteria: * Children born to mothers 18 years and older while pregnant * Parents speak English and/or Spanish * At least one caregiver in the home must have at least an 8th-grade education level * Children still being breastfed into toddlerhood will be eligible to participate. Breastfeeding frequency and duration will be tracked in this case for statistical model adjustment. Exclusion Criteria: * Children regularly taking probiotics and/or antibiotics (e.g., due to chronic ear infections) * Children with known allergies to cow's milk or oat products * Children introduced to fluid…
Toddlers in the cow's milk group will receive 1.5 cup equivalents per day of cow-based dairy (1 cup of fluid milk + ½ cup equivalent of cheese (0.75 oz.) or yogurt (1/2 cup)).
Toddlers in the oat milk group will receive 1.5 cup equivalents per day of oat milk (1 cup of fluid milk + ½ cup equivalent of cheese (0.75 oz.) or yogurt (1/2 cup)).
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