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From: gam@tektronix.UUCP (Gregory Muth)
Newsgroups: net.cooks,net.veg
Subject: Re: Re: lactose
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Date: Tue, 10-Jan-84 07:30:27 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 10 07:30:27 1984
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     I think that flairvax!kissel's assertion that lactose tolerance
is something we grow out of probably has a lot of truth in it.  Both
of my parents, and my grandparents suffer gastric distress when they
drink milk, yet I, who have always drank milk, have no problems at
all.
     I wonder if this could be related to the amount of acidophilous
bacteria in the intestinal tract of these individuals.  I remember
reading something to the effect that the body itself cannot use
lactose, but acidophilous, which incidentally is the culture used in
producing yogurt, thrives on it; in fact lactose is the only carbohy-
drate that this bacteria consumes.
     So perhaps, once someone has stopped consuming foods containing
lactose, the acidophilous disappears, and when these indiviuals later
try to ingest a lactose rich product, there is nothing to digest it
for them..?

						Greg Muth

						tektronix!gam