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Until recently it was felt that human milk and formula based on cow’s milk were much the same biochemically and nutritionally. In fact, the constituents of cow’s milk and human milk are dissimilar in almost all respects, with the exception of water and lactose, and even these are quantitatively different.
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James, O. (1982). Human Milk Versus Proprietary Milk in the Newborn. In: Vitale, J.J., Broitman, S.A. (eds) Advances in Human Clinical Nutrition. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8290-1_3
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