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There is controversy regarding malabsorption of lactose by the infant and child and the desirability of encouraging milk consumption in different age and ethnic groups. In the view of some investigators, research on lactose malabsorption is over-reported and over-interpreted.
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Lebenthal, E. (1980). Lactose Malabsorption and Milk Consumption in Infants and Children. In: Santos, W., Lopes, N., Barbosa, J.J., Chaves, D., Valente, J.C. (eds) Nutritional Biochemistry and Pathology. Nutrition and Food Science, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1349-7_34
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