| Milk and Milk Products in Human Nutrition | 2 |
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| Contents | 6 |
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| Preface | 8 |
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| Foreword | 9 |
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| Contributors | 12 |
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| Milk during Pregnancy and Infancy | 15 |
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| Milk Intake, Calcium and Vitamin D inPregnancy and Lactation: Effects onMaternal, Fetal and Infant Bone inLow- and High-Income Countries | 15 |
| Abstract | 15 |
| Introduction | 15 |
| Calcium as a Bone-Forming Mineral | 16 |
| Calcium Requirements for Infancy, Pregnancy and Lactation | 16 |
| Vitamin D Requirements for Infancy, Pregnancy and Lactation | 17 |
| Dietary Sources and Intakes of Calcium | 18 |
| Dietary Sources and Intakes of Vitamin D | 19 |
| Animal Milk Consumption in Low- and High-Income Countries | 20 |
| Implications of a Low Calcium Intake for Maternal and InfantBone Health | 20 |
| Implications of a Low Vitamin D Supply for Maternal and InfantBone Health | 22 |
| Animal Milk Intake in Pregnancy and Lactation | 22 |
| Conclusions | 22 |
| Acknowledgments | 23 |
| References | 23 |
| Discussion | 25 |
| References | 29 |
| Human Milk vs. Cow’s Milk and theEvolution of Infant Formulas | 31 |
| Abstract | 31 |
| Introduction | 31 |
| Principal Differences between Human Milk and Cow’s Milk | 32 |
| The History of Infant Formulas | 33 |
| Recent Modifications of Infant Formulas | 35 |
| References | 38 |
| Discussion | 39 |
| References | 42 |
| Whole Cow’s Milk in Early Life | 43 |
| Abstract | 43 |
| Cow’s Milk in Infancy and Iron Deficiency | 43 |
| Infant Formula instead of Whole Cow’s Milk | 44 |
| Whole Cow’s Milk and the Consequences of the High ProteinConcentration | 46 |
| Allergy and Cow’s Milk Protein | 48 |
| Cow’s Milk and Less Evident Hypothesis on Diabetes Type 1 andAutism | 48 |
| Conclusions | 50 |
| References | 50 |
| Discussion | 51 |
| References | 54 |
| Biological Effects of Novel BovineMilk Fractions | 55 |
| Abstract | 55 |
| Introduction | 55 |
| -Lactalbumin | 56 |
| Lactoferrin | 58 |
| Osteopontin | 60 |
| Milk Fat Globule Membrane Proteins | 61 |
| Conclusions | 63 |
| References | 63 |
| Discussion | 65 |
| Reference | 68 |
| Milk and Oral Health | 69 |
| Abstract | 69 |
| Oral Health in a Global Perspective | 69 |
| Determinants for Dental Caries | 70 |
| Potential Anticariogenic Effects of Milk | 72 |
| Milk and Dental Health in Children | 72 |
| Dairy Products and Oral Health in Adults | 73 |
| Milk as a Carrier of Therapeutic Agents | 75 |
| Conclusion | 75 |
| References | 76 |
| Discussion | 77 |
| Reference | 80 |
| Milk during Childhood in Low- and High-Income Countries | 81 |
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| Milk and Growth in Children: Effects ofWhey and Casein | 81 |
| Abstract | 81 |
| Milk and Growth | 84 |
| Whey and Casein | 85 |
| Body Composition | 86 |
| Mechanism | 86 |
| References | 88 |
| Discussion | 89 |
| References | 92 |
| Milk and Linear Growth: Programming ofthe IGF-I Axis and Implication forHealth in Adulthood | 93 |
| Abstract | 93 |
| Introduction | 93 |
| Childhood Stature and Health in Adulthood | 95 |
| Breast Milk, Cows Milk and Stature | 96 |
| Milk and Health in Adulthood | 97 |
| Insulin-Like Growth Factors, Nutrition and Adult ChronicDisease Risk | 99 |
| Nutritional Programming of IGF-I | 101 |
| Implications | 102 |
| Acknowledgements | 104 |
| References | 104 |
| Discussion | 107 |
| References | 110 |
| Cow’s Milk in Treatment of Moderateand Severe Undernutrition inLow-Income Countries | 113 |
| Abstract | 113 |
| Introduction | 113 |
| Definition of Undernutrition | 114 |
| Size of the Undernutrition Problem | 114 |
| Why Is Milk So Effective? | 115 |
| Protein | 115 |
| Lactose | 115 |
| Minerals | 116 |
| Effects of Milk on Nutritional Status | 116 |
| Cow’s Milk Products Used in Treatment of Undernutrition | 117 |
| Products for Treating Undernutrition | 118 |
| Potential Negative Effects of Using Cow’s Milk | 118 |
| Recommendations on the Use of Milk in Treating Undernutrition | 120 |
| References | 120 |
| Discussion | 122 |
| Reference | 125 |
| Effects of Animal Source Foods, withEmphasis on Milk, in the Diet ofChildren in Low-Income Countries | 127 |
| Abstract | 127 |
| Introduction | 127 |
| Observational Studies | 128 |
| Intervention Trials | 129 |
| Milk from Other Animals | 137 |
| Unresolved Questions Concerning Cow’s Milk and Children’sHealth in Developing Countries | 138 |
| Conclusions | 138 |
| References | 139 |
| Discussion | 141 |
| Evidence for Acne-Promoting Effects ofMilk and Other Insulinotropic DairyProducts | 145 |
| Abstract | 145 |
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