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Lactose: Evolutionary Role, Health Effects, and Applications

by Marcel Paques

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A cross-disciplinary reference on lactose in biology, health, and product use

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A cross-disciplinary reference on lactose in biology, health, and product use

Edited by Marcel Paques, this professional reference brings together food science, nutritional science, and evolutionary biology to examine lactose from several connected angles. It covers the evolutionary advantages associated with human lactose digestion, compares lactose’s physiological effects with those of other saccharides, and discusses its relationship to human health. The volume also addresses applied uses of lactose as an ingredient, including its role as a pharmaceutical carrier. With its scope extending from digestion and nutrition to formulation, the book presents lactose as both a dietary compound and a functional material in food and pharmaceutical contexts.

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  • Food science and dairy-industry professionals
  • Nutrition and health researchers
  • Scientists working with pharmaceutical or food ingredients

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Lactose digestion and evolutionNutritional physiologyHuman healthFood ingredientsPharmaceutical applications

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Lactose: Evolutionary Role, Health Effects, and Applications is a professional reference that addresses the latest research from the fields of food science, nutritional science, and evolutionary biology. The book presents an overview of the qualities of lactose, beginning with the intriguing evolutionary biology advantages linked to lactose digestion in humans. In addition, the book addresses how lactose's physiological effects differ from other saccharides and impact human health. The rationale for the application of lactose as an ingredient in products--for example, as a pharmaceutical carrier--is also discussed.

Written in close collaboration by key experts with years of study and practice, Lactose: Evolutionary Role, Health Effects, and Applications is the first book to address this topic exclusively. Scientists and nutritionists in academia and the dairy and food industry, as well as health professionals, will benefit from this valuable resource.

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