Adult lactose intolerance appears to have been the normal condition for Homo sapiens 100,000 years ago.
Not exact matches
Lactose intolerance is typically seen in
adults or older children.
Although it can occur in
adults,
lactose intolerance is very rare in young children.
There is no relationship between
lactose intolerance in
adult family members, including in the mother, and in babies.
Soy milk is widely available and frequently consumed by
adults, especially those with a dairy allergy,
lactose intolerance or other form of milk
intolerance.
Lactose intolerance, due to the absence or deficiency of the enzyme lactase in the digestive tract, affects somewhere between 15 - 75 % of all
adults depending on race, food habits and gut health.
Nearly 75 % of the
adults in the world show some type of
lactose intolerance.
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Lactose Intolerance in
Adults: Biological Mechanism and Dietary Management.
Lactose intolerance affects up to 10 % of
adults, and is associated with symptoms of flatulence (gas), abdominal distention (bloating), and diarrhea after consuming cow's milk.
Some
adult dogs have trouble digesting milk products (
lactose intolerance), meats such as beef, pork or chicken or any other type of food.
To western humans, this seems bizarre, but
lactose intolerance is actually a far more common trait in
adult mammals than the ability to digest
lactose.
Lactose (milk sugar)
intolerance, a deficiency of the intestinal enzyme lactase, is seen in some
adult cats which is why the traditional saucer of milk is not necessarily the best treat for a cat.