Lactose nutritional aspects

Flynn, A. and Power, P. (1985) Nutritional aspects of minerals in bovine and human milks, in Developments in Dairy Chemistry, Vol. 3 Lactose and Minor Constituents (ed. P.F. Fox), Elsevier Applied Science, London, pp. 183-215. 

The fourth section deals with various aspects Digestion, Absorption, and Nutritional Biochemistry. The chapter Obesity considers current problems with respect to the ever-increasing incidence of imbalance between energy intake and utilization. Key problems of undemutrition are discussed in the chapters Protein-Energy Malnutrition and Vitamin A Deficiency in Children. The chapters Lactose Intolerance, Pancreatic Insufficiency, and Abetalipoproteinemia focus on the biochemical processes underlying food digestion and absorption. Calcium Deficiency Rickets, Vitamin B12 Deficiency, and Hemochromatosis provide discussions of absorption and utilization of vitamin D, vitamin B12, and iron, respectively. 

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