Lactose Intolerance

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 19, Issue , 2000, Pages 165S-175S

  Vesa, Tuula H ^a   Korpela, Riitta ^a   Marteau, Philippe ^b  

^a FOUNDATION FOR NUTRITION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b Hopital Laennec   (France)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal symptoms; Lactose intolerance; Review

Indexed keywords

LACTASE; LACTOSE; MILK FAT; YOGHURT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; GENDER; HUMAN; LACTASE DEFICIENCY; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MALE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; LACTASE; LACTOSE; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; LIPIDS; MALE; MILK;

EID: 0034110722     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2000.10718086     Document Type: Article

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