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- Neonatal lactose intolerance syndrome occurs when infants cannot properly digest lactose due to insufficient lactase enzyme, leading to various digestive issues.
- Breast milk has a higher lactose content (7.2g/100ml) compared to cow milk (4.7g/100ml), making dairy essential for newborns' energy and brain development.
- The study focuses on understanding lactose development, identifying causes of lactose intolerance, and exploring treatments for lactose deficiency in infants.
Article Abstract
Neonatal lactose intolerance syndrome is a series of digestive system symptoms caused by the lack of lactase, and could not fully digest the lactose in breast milk or cow milk. Lactose is one of the disaccharides mainly existed in mammalian milk. Lactose content in breast milk is 7.2g/100ml, cow milk is 4.7g/100ml. Dairy products are the main energy sources for the newborn, and lactose provides 20% energy for infants. During the growth of the newborn, lactose not only play a significant role in energy supply, but also involve in the development of the brain growing. This study mainly studied the lactose development features, the reasons for lactose intolerance, and the measures to treat lactose deficiency.
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