Lactose Intolerance Have you ever tried to drink milk or other dairy products and felt sick? The reason they get sick is because they are lactose intolerance and they are unable to digest large amounts of lactose. The reason this happens is because they have a shortage of lactase which is normally produced by the cells that line the small intestine. Lactase breaks down the sugars into a easier form that can then be absorbed into the bloodstream. When there is not enough lactase present
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Lactose IntolerancePeople who are lactose intolerance are unable to digest significant of lactose‚ the reason being is and inadequate amount of enzyme lactase2. Individuals with lactose intolerance believe that they are allergic to milk and a lot of other milk products. An estimated 30 million to 50 million American adults are lactose intolerant. However a milk allergy has something to do with the proteins in milk rather than the lactose. To determine that you have trouble digesting lactose you must
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Lactose intolerance is the inability to digest significant amounts of lactose‚ the predominate sugar in milk. This inability results from a shortage of the enzyme lactase‚ which is normally produced by the cells that line the small intestine. Lactase breaks down milk sugar into simpler forms that can then be absorbed into the bloodstream. While not all people deficient in lactase have symptoms‚ those who do are considered to be lactose intolerant. Common symptoms of lactose intolerance are: nausea
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Introduction: Lactose intolerance is defined as the incapacity of the human body to digest the disaccharide sugar molecule‚ lactose. Lactose is a common carbohydrate found primarily in milk and associated dairy products. This widely known gastrointestinal disorder is typified by symptoms like nausea & vomiting‚ bloating‚ flatulence‚ abdominal pain and even diarrhoea. Lactose intolerance is a non-fatal disorder of the gastrointestinal tract. It is simply a nuisance and relatively harmless in and
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Nutrition: Barriers to Digestion Lactose Intolerance: - Lactase is one of the many enzymes required for complete digestion of lactose (a disaccharide). - Lactose intolerance is not an allergy‚ and is not to be confused with a milk allergy‚ which initiates an immune reaction when milk is ingested. Lactose intolerance instead is an enzyme deficiency (lactase). - S/s including gas‚ bloating‚ cramping‚ nausea‚ and diarrhea. Some people can ingest small amounts‚ and others none. Some can take
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Lactose is a complex found in all milks that is commonly used as an ingredient in lots of foods. Some people are unable to digest this lactose and it causes many problems for them. This is known as being lactose intolerant. The people that are unable to digest lactose body’s do not contain enough of the enzyme lactase which breaks down the lactose into simple sugars (glucose and galactose). When a person that is lactose intolerant consumes lactose‚ the undigested lactose passes through the small
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Abstract Lactose Intolerance is a condition that effects people who do not produce enough lactase to digest lactose. There are three different types of Lactose Intolerance that are caused by the small intestine and the amount of lactase produced. Lactose Intolerance effects those who have the condition by causing pain and making them uncomfortable ("Lactose intolerance"). Lactose Intolerance Introduction Lactose Intolerance is a condition that effects one out of every ten Americans
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Final Paper 5/2/2013 Lactose Intolerance The topic I chose to research was lactose intolerance. Lactose is the natural sugar found in milk. Lactose is made by joining a molecule of glucose with one of galactose (Willett 101). We are born with the enzyme lactase‚ which digests and breaks down the lactose. Some people do not digest lactose well due to a lack of lactase or their body may make lactase that does not work properly. Not all people with a lactase deficiency have digestive symptoms‚ but
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The milk consumption of the Filipinos is 70‚000 MT in the year of 2011. In recent statistics‚ it shows that in Asian countries‚ most people either have lactose intolerance or milk allergy. Lactose intolerance is the inability to digest lactose‚ a sugar found in milk. This is caused by the lack of lactase‚ the enzyme required to breakdown lactose in the digestive system. Milk allergy is an adverse immune reaction to one or more of the constituents of milk from any animal‚ most commonly “alpha S1-casein”
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molecular compound lactose. Description: Lactase is primarily a digestive enzyme that is produced by specialized cells that line the lumen of the small intestine. Lactase ’s primary function is to break down a sugar called lactose. Lactose is a sugar that is found in milk as well as many other dairy products. Since lactose is a very large sugar‚ it cannot be absorbed naturally by the human body. In order to metabolize this form of sugar‚ your body needs lactase to break down lactose into two smaller
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