Goat’s milk in nutrition of schoolchildren
The objective was to assess the clinical and nutritional effectiveness of the powdered goat's milk «Amalteya» for supplementary nutrition of schoolchildren. The study included 153 schoolchildren aged 7-15 years with informed consent of their parents. The basic group comprised 75 children with deviations on the part of the gastrointestinal tract, who received powdered goat's milk as supplementary nutrition. The reference group comprised 78 children, who received a school nutrition ration without goat's milk. In all children coprological tests were performed, levels of volatile fatty acids in feces, concentrations of С-reactive protein and secretory IgA in coprofiltrates before and after intake of the product were detected. The goat's milk «Amalteya» was well tolerated and digested by children, so it might be used in the nutrition ration of organized collectives and in cafeterias of educational institutions, in case of observance of requirements for preparation of powdered instant products.