Lactose Intolerance News

If you can't eat dairy products like milk, ice cream, cheese or yogurt, or you know someone who can't; chances are that person is lactose intolerant.

Have you ever felt bloated or gaseous after drinking a glass of milk or eating a bowl of ice cream? If it happens often, you might be lactose intolerant.

Why do dairy products have a limited geographic range in Asian cuisine? I've noticed a trend in my experience of Asian food: dairy products seem to be rarely featured, if not totally absent, in the cuisines of China, Japan, and some of Southeast Asia.

When it comes to diet and health, there's good news, bad news and better news. The good news is that essential nutrients important for a healthy lifestyle, such as calcium and vitamins A and D, are easy to find in dairy foods and drinks.

Bones depend on calcium. So do nerves, muscles, the heart, and other body functions.

For years I got horrible stomach aches a few times a week. They went away after a little while, and we always thought it was something that I ate.

For a healthy immune system L.rhamnosus GG ranks supreme in balancing your gut flora.

When i first became pregnant i was blessed with not haveing morning sickness. but a few weeks in i developed a very strong lactose intolerance.

Mankind has been drinking the milk of fellow mammals for millennia. Milk has long been regarded as a nutritional mainstay, vital to building strong bones, particularly among Western cultures.

A sharp Cheddar, a carton of yogurt - the kind with live and active cultures - who says people with lactose intolerance cannot enjoy dairy foods? "Yes, you can!" declares registered dietitian Judy Barbe, senior nutrition director for Western Dairy Association.

No known way exists to increase the amount of lactase enzyme the body can make, but symptoms can be controlled through diet.

Q: What is calcium? A: Calcium is the most abundant mineral in your body. It is very important for bone health, teeth, nerve function, muscles and blood clotting.

Milk has long been regarded as a nutritional mainstay, vital to building strong bones, particularly among Western cultures.

Chocolate milk and other dairy products are not nutritious options for school lunches, say doctors and dietitians with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine .

Lactose is the primary sugar source in milk. Lactose intolerance is not contagious or cancerous and occurs with varying severity in 75% of the black population, 90% of Asians or American Indians, and less than 20% of Caucasians of northwest European origin.

Dinner has always been an adventure for me and my roommates. In an apartment of six people, we have one with Celiac's Disease , one vegetarian, two with lactose intolerance, and one with a pork allergy.

Prevalence of lactose intolerance may be far lower than previously estimated, according to a study in the latest issue of Nutrition Today.

Milk from nuts, beans or udders - which does your body best? RuthK on November 3, 2009 at 2:20 pm I try to drink both cows' milk and soy milk every day as well as take calcium and Vitamin D supplements, but I have never tried almond milk.

Milking it: Are 'healthier' rivals really any better than our traditional pint? We look at what's available By Peta Bee Last updated at 10:10 PM on 02nd November 2009 Gone are the days when the only milk available was full-fat or skimmed.

Doc Willoughby's Tuscan Yellow Pepper Soup -- for the lactose-intolerant It's estimated that up to 50 million Americans are lactose-intolerant to one degree or another: They can't digest dairy products.