0n (13 Jan 08) Carol Shenkenberger wrote to Cindy Haglund...


 > The enzyme may well be there but the body reacts adversely to it.
 > Or as in the case of people (such as Asians) who had never had cows
 > milk as children, naturally lack the enzyme but they CAN build a
 > tolerance given small amounts so to build up the enzyme.

 CS> No Cindy, it doesnt work that way.  Not at all.  Lactose is present in
 CS> all milk types, even human.  It's levels vary but Asian kids get it
 CS> just fine til they get older.  This is common.  Animal kingdon shows
 CS> it too as most adult cats are lactose intolerant.

 CS> People sometimes confuse lactose intolerance with cows milk

 Oh okay. Thanks for clearing that up. :)

 And I recall even those of us who have handled cow's milk (and other
cows milk based products just fine as kids can become less tolearatn
as we get older. Not to the lactoose as you say tho...

I am just a little bit. Milk gives me gas but cheese
dosen't. I like soy milk now. You get that estrogen like
benefit from the soy too.

 CS> intolerance because the symptoms are often the same. However, lactose
 CS> intolerance and cows milk intolerance are not related. Being
 CS> intolerant to cows milk is an allergic reaction triggered by the
 CS> immune system. Lactose intolerance is a problem caused by the
 CS> digestive system.

 Yes lack of the enzyme or allergy to the prtein.


 CS> What causes lactose intolerance?
 CS> Some causes of lactose intolerance are well known. Primary lactase
 CS> deficiency is a condition that develops over time. After about age 2
 CS> the body begins to produce less lactase, though most people will not
 CS> notice symptoms until they are much older.

 The enzyme is produced from the lacto bacilli in the normal flora
 yes? Or is that now in error? Most kids today don't touch milk
 anymore. Mostly it's soda and sugry juices. So I can imagine the tolerance
problem.
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 CS> Between 30 and 50 million Americans are lactose intolerant and certain
 CS> ethnic and racial populations are more affected than others. Up to 80
 CS> percent of African Americans, 80 to 100 percent of American Indians,
 CS> and 90 to 100 percent of Asian Americans are lactose intolerant. The
 CS> condition is least common among people of northern European descent.

Nod. Well there is something there about if you rarely drink milk your
tolerance goes down. Obviously.

Cindy

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