Lactose Free Dairy

By New Nutrition
Published by Dan Travis
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Published: April 26, 2012
Words: 10,201 (approximate)
Language: English


Short description

People who are lactose intolerant can’t properly digest lactose, the sugar found naturally in milk and other dairy products. Babies’ bodies make an enzyme that digests lactose — called lactase — so they can digest milk, including breast milk, but many people stop producing enough lactase at between two and five years of age. Lactose intolerance is very common in adults and is not dangerous.

Extended description

People who are lactose intolerant can’t properly digest lactose, the sugar found naturally in milk and other dairy products. Babies’ bodies make an enzyme that digests lactose — called lactase — so they can digest milk, including breast milk, but many people stop producing enough lactase at between two and five years of age.
Lactose intolerance is very common in adults and is not dangerous – merely uncomfortable. Common symptoms of the condition include nausea, stomach cramps, bloating, excess gas and diarrhoea.
Lactose accounts for about 5% of whole milk, it is found in most fresh dairy products and is too much for people with lactase enzyme deficiencies to tolerate. Lactose is also found in crisps, biscuits, crackers, fruit bars, pasta mixes, iced tea and also some coatings on oral medicines.
Lactose intolerance is not necessarily an all-or-nothing condition. A 2011 study of 182 Chinese adults found most Chinese adults with the condition may tolerate moderate milk consu.. (Read more)


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food, food and drug administration, ingredients, food allergy, food allergies, food industry, food and drink, food and health

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