Lactose intoleranceis quite common, especially in Asian countries. The reason behind this is “gene-culture co-evolution”. Lactose intolerance is the inability to digest lactose in milk because they lack the lactase enzyme. A 1981 study found that the percentage of people with lactose intolerance ...
Lactose intolerance in patients with irritable bowel syndrome from northern India: A case–control study Dinesh Gupta, Uday C Ghoshal, Amita Misra, Asha Misra, Gourdas Choudhuri and Kartar Singh Department of Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India ...
However, until now, little was known about the genetic mechanisms behind lactase persistence and lactose intolerance in East Asians. About 65% of adults worldwide are thought to be lactose intolerant, but this figure rises to between 70% and 100% in East Asian populations. Sign up for the L...
Terms used were lactose maldigestion or lactose intolerance or milk intolerance or lactose sensitivity (LI with systemic symptoms) AND Inflammatory Bowel Disease or Crohn’s disease or Ulcerative colitis. In the case of the Cochrane library, the terms “systematic review” or “meta-analysis” were...
Lactose Intolerance in China – World Map In fact,four out of five Chinese peoplereport having digestive problems after eating dairy products. So, not only is China a lactose intolerant-friendly place, but 80% of adults share in your inability to process milk sugars. ...