LACTOFERRIN AS A DIETARY INGREDIENT PROMOTING THE GROWTH OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT

摘要

Disclosed is milk lactoferrin as a dietary ingredient which promotes growth of the gastrointestinal tract of human infants and newborn nonhuman animals immediately on birth when added to an infant formula or given separately as a dietary supplement thus reducing chronic diarrhea, assisting in the mangement of short guy syndrome, and avoiding, at least to some extent, chronic intractable diarrhea of the infant.