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[B] The following conclusions are supported by fair evidence:
Failure to thrive in infancy may increase children's vulnerability to intellectual deficits and may have long-term effects on growth in a subset of children. In particular, failure to thrive in the first few months of life is associated with delayed cognitive development.
Breastfed infants exhibit growth patterns that differ significantly from formula-fed infants. During the first two to three months of life,