Is cow's milk harmful to a child's health?

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 594-600

  Agostoni, Carlo ^a   Turck, Dominique ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

chronic degenerative disorders; cow's milk; growth; milk composition

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; MILK FAT; PHOSPHORUS; PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; VITAMIN D;

ATOPY; AUTISM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CHRONIC DEGENERATIVE DISORDER; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MILK; MILK ALLERGY; NEOPLASM; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ANIMALS; CALCIUM, DIETARY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIET; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN 1; IRON, DIETARY; LACTASE; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MILK; NEOPLASMS; NUTRITIVE VALUE;

EID: 82355185721     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e318235b23e     Document Type: Review

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