Lactose intolerance and gastrointestinal cow’s milk allergy in infants and children – common misconceptions revisited
Lactose is the main carbohydrate in human and mammalian milk. Lactose requires enzymatic hydrolysis by lactase into D-glucose and D-galactose before it can be absorbed. Term infants express sufficient lactase to digest about one liter of breast milk daily. Physiological lactose malabsorption in infa...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-01-01
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| Series: | World Allergy Organization Journal |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1939455119300407 |