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  3. Lactose intolerance

Lactose intolerance

Nature

Lactose intolerance stems from a genetic variant that interferes with the digestion of milk sugar. Affected individuals develop gas, bloating or nausea when they drink milk.

Broader

Food intolerance
Presentable

Aggravates

Protein-energy malnutrition in infants and early childhood
Excellent
Human flatulence in public
Excellent
Inappropriate infant feeding strategies
Presentable
Nausea
Unpresentable
Abdominal pain
Unpresentable
Intestinal rumblings
Yet to rate

Value

Tolerance
Yet to rate
Intolerance
Yet to rate

Reference

Martens, Richard A and Martens, Sherlyn: Milk Sugar Dilemma: living with lactose intolerance

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Fundamental sciences » Organic chemical compounds
  • Medicine » Digestive system » Digestive system
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    E4949
    DOCID
    11549490
    D7NID
    132610
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020