Lactose tolerance test on Indonesian newborn infants

Achmad Surjono (Department of Child Health, Gadjah Mada University Medical School, Yogyakarta, Central Java)
Surjantoro Surjantoro (Department of Child Health, Gadjah Mada University Medical School, Yogyakarta, Central Java)
Tonny Sadjimin (Department of Child Health, Gadjah Mada University Medical School, Yogyakarta, Central Java)
Ismangun Ismangun (Department of Child Health, Gadjah Mada University Medical School, Yogyakarta, Central Java)

Paediatrica Indonesiana
Vol 13 No 1 (1973): January 1973

It is well accepted that milk is the only source of nutrition for newborn infants. Human milk as well as cow's milk contains a considerable amount of specific carbohydrate, namely lactose. Lactose must be hydrolyzed into its components monosaccharides, glucose and galactose by small intestinal enzyme lactase in order to be utilized.