Lactose intolerance risk factors

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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Babies that are born prematurely are also more likely to be lactose intolerant, because lactase levels do not increase until the third trimester of a woman’s pregnancy.