Goat milk protein digestibility in relation to intestinal function.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Milk is an important high-quality animal protein source in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Although the true ileal digestibility and absorption of milk has been shown to be high in French adults, this may be lower in individuals from LMICs who are at risk of environmental enteropathy.

Objective

To determine the true ileal indispensable amino acid (IAA) digestibility of intrinsically labeled goat milk protein in South Indian women of reproductive age (WRA), using the dual-isotope tracer technique, and to measure intestinal absorption of amino acid and inert sugar in the same participants using L-allo-isoleucine and a dual-sugar assay.

Methods

Milk with 2H-labeled protein collected from a lactating goat fed intrinsically 2H-labeled fodder (maize and

SUBMITTER: Kashyap S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8023838 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature