Nutritional and Therapeutic Characteristics of Camel Milk in Children: A Systematic Review
Introduction: Camel milk is the closest to a human mother’s milk. Camel milk is different from other milks, however, having low sugar and cholesterol, high minerals (sodium, potassium, iron, copper, zinc and magnesium, and vitamin C). The milk is considered have medicinal characteristics as well....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Electronic Physician
2015-11-01
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| Series: | Electronic Physician |
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4700900/ |
| Summary: | Introduction: Camel milk is the closest to a human mother’s milk. Camel milk is different from other milks,
however, having low sugar and cholesterol, high minerals (sodium, potassium, iron, copper, zinc and magnesium,
and vitamin C). The milk is considered have medicinal characteristics as well. This systematic review is aimed at
determining and reporting nutritional values and medicinal characteristics of camel milk in children.
Methods: The search strategy of the current review is “(camel AND milk) AND (autism OR food allergy OR
milk allergy OR children OR diarrhea.” The search was conducted via PubMed, Scopus, and Google scholar.
Also two Persian scientific databases (SID and Iranmedex) and international congresses were investigated. Fulltext
papers and abstracts on the topic of camel milk, evaluating nutritional value and medicinal properties, were
included in this systematic review.
Results: Out of the 472 records found in the resources, 35 related studies were included in the final analysis. The
result showed that camel milk is highly nutritious and is safe for consumption by children.
Conclusion: It seems that many researchers did not follow a specific guideline for reporting and confirming the
therapeutic properties of camel milk in children, but there is evidence denoting the importance, trials, and
investigations of its usability and benefits. Camel milk as a supplemental treatment seems less invasive and costly
than specialist care, medications, alternative treatments, and behavioral interventions. Based on our findings,
camel milk is safer for children, effective in the treatment of autism, improves general well-being, promotes body
natural defenses, is a good nutritional source, and can helps the daily nutritional needs of humans. |
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| ISSN: | 2008-5842 2008-5842 |