Whey acidic protein promoter

Demineralised whey is used to correct the casein whey ratio in several modified (whey-based) milks containing 1 5 to 1 8 % protein examples are listed in Table 1. These milks more closely mimic the amino acid content of human milk, since the proportion of cystine is increased while those of methionine, phenylalanine and tyrosine are lowered. Whey-based modified milks appear to promote better growth in low birth weight infants, though the exact mechanism for this effect is still uncertain at present . In the absence of human milk the whey-based modified milks such as Gold Cap SMA (Wyeths), Osterfeed (Farley), Premium (Cow Gate) and Nan (Nestles) are recommended for the prevention and treatment of neonatal amino acid disorders and in my opinion are preferable to diluted cows milk or casein-based formulae for normal neonates. 

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