Provide Energy: Lactose, like other sugars, is a source of energy for the human body. One quarter of the total energy in milk comes from lactose.
Promote Nerve Development: Galactose is a component of the glycolipids that make up the brain and nerve tissues. It is very important for the intellectual development of infants. It can promote the production of galactose brain fat and mucopolysaccharides.
Lactose can promote the production of certain lactic acid bacteria in the human intestine, inhibit the growth of putrefactive bacteria, and help the peristalsis of the intestine.
It is conducive to the absorption of calcium.