“…178 Compared with infants fed a standard formula for term infants or unfortified human milk, preterm infants fed a specially formulated preterm formula and preterm human milk fortifier have weight gain and bone mineralization more similar to the reference fetus. 107,182,183 Preterm formulas, as well as human milk fortifiers, are commercially available and account for the additional nutrient needs of the premature infant. 179,180 More attention to nutrition after discharge is needed because, based on the work of Davis and colleagues, 26,181 there seems to be a finite period during which the protein synthetic response to increased nutrient intake occurs maximally.…”