Lactose intolerance: Biochemistry Perspective

Authors

  • Yutthana Pansuwan Department of Biochemistry, Phramongkutklao College of Medicine, Bangkok 10400, Thailand

Keywords:

Lactose intolerance, Lactase deficiency, Malabsorption

Abstract

Lactose is disaccharide that found mainly in dairy products derived from mammary glands except in sea lions and walruses due to low milk production. It also contains fatty lactose-free milk. β-galactosyl-1,4 glucose.1 Lactose is an essential sugar for a newborn. Since there randomized comparative studies.2,3 They gathered breastfed newborns or receiving lactose-containing milk is compared with newborns fed lactose-free milk, the first group of newborns had higher blood sugar levels, nutrients and amino acids than the second group. Studies in adults have found that 14% of their energy intake comes from dairy products, figures from Europe and North America. while the People’s Republic of China and developing countries account for only 4%, but the overall consumption of dairy products in all regions is on an upward trend.4

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2023-05-06

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Pansuwan, Y. (2023). Lactose intolerance: Biochemistry Perspective. Greater Mekong Subregion Medical Journal, 3(2), 101–108. Retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/gmsmj/article/view/260806

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