Dairy in Human Health and Disease across the Lifespan addresses the contribution of milk to the human diet and health throughout the life span. This comprehensive book is divided into three sections and presents a balanced overview of dairy's impact on nutrition from infancy to adulthood. Summaries capture the most salient points of each chapter, and the book provides coverage of dairy as a functional food in health and disease.

A. Milk and its components in infant and childhood nutrition for improved health 1. Health benefits of bovine colostrum in children and adults 2. The role of mfg-e8 in neonatal inflammation 3. Impact of bovine milk whey proteins and peptides on gastrointestinal, immune, and other systems 4. The role of fats in milk and dairy products in nutrition and health from infancy to adulthood 5. Human milk oligosaccharides and health promotion through the gut microbiome 6. Dairy products and obesity in children and adolescents 7. World milk production and socio-economic factors effecting its consumption 8. The benefits of alpha-lactalbumin in early childhood 9. Foodborne pathogens in milk and dairy products: genetic characterization and rapid diagnostic approach for food safety of public health importance 10. Using fortified milk as a vehicle for nutrients: from infancy to senescence 11. Cow's milk consumption and child growth