Lactose intolerance

Lactose intolerance
Lactose, a disaccharide of β-D-galactose & β-D-glucose, that is normally split by lactase.

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]

Synonyms and keywords: Hypolactasia

Diagnosis

History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies

Treatment

Medical Therapy | Prevention

Case Studies

Case #1

Related Chapters

• Gastroenterology
• Sucrose intolerance
• Gluten Intolerance

External links

• Milk allergy 'caused by Stone Age genes'
• United States National Institutes of Health page regarding lactose intolerance
• Types, symptoms, causes, treatments, and prevalence of Lactose Intolerance
• Study Detects Recent Instance of Human Evolution (Finding that lactose tolerance is a recent change)
• Scientific American: African Adaptation to Digesting Milk Is "Strongest Signal of Selection Ever" (East African cattle herding communities rapidly and independently evolved ability to digest lactose)
• Dairy Substitutes
• University of Alabama powerpoint slides of Dr. Bindon for Nutritional Anthropology course; includes a global map of regional and population-based lactose intolerance estimates

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