Lactose intolerance and gastrointestinal cow’s milk allergy in infants and children – common misconceptions revisited

Lactose intolerance and gastrointestinal cow’s milk allergy in infants and children – common misconceptions revisited

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Abstract 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 malabsorptio...

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Main Authors: Ralf G. Heine, Fawaz AlRefaee, Prashant Bachina, Julie C. De Leon, Lanlan Geng, Sitang Gong, José Armando Madrazo, Jarungchit Ngamphaiboon, Christina Ong, Jossie M. Rogacion
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:World Allergy Organization Journal
Subjects:
Malabsorption
Carbohydrate
Enteropathy
Cow’s milk allergy
Celiac disease
Gastroenteritis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40413-017-0173-0

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