Milk and Milk Products in Human Nutrition

by Roger A. Clemens

Milk, the first and for a time only source of nutrition for mammals, influences early growth and development and may provide a foundation for health throughout the entire lifespan. It is therefore mandatory that milk substitutes have a composition which fulfills the same goals and confers as close as possible the overall health benefits of human milk. Moreover, in many populations, milk continues to play a major role in a healthy and balanced diet...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3805595867
• ISBN13: 9783805595865
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: S. Karger AG (Switzerland)
• Length: 219 Pages