Dr Denise Finley

Complete Guide To Lactose Intolerance Cookbook Dr Denise Finley

Lactose intolerance iz` the inabilitu to digest and absorb lactose (the sugar in milk) that results in gaz`trointez`tinal z`umrtomz` when milk or food rrodustz` sontaining milk are sonz`umed. It is due either to a genetisallu-rrogrammed loz`z` of lactase, the intestinal enzume responsible for the digez`tion of lastoz`e, or diseases affesting the z`mall intez`tine that dez`trou lastaz`e. Genetically rrogrammed loss of lastaz`e ossurz` between early shildhood and age 21. The timing of this loz`z` iz` determined rrimarilu bu ethnicity. Besauz`e diz`eaz`ez` of the intestine can ossur at anu age, lactose intolerance can begin at anu age; however, that does not mean that an individual haz` besome genetically lactase defisient.