Milk consumption and lactose intolerance in adults / 生物医学与环境科学(英文)
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
; (12): 512-517, 2011.
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate relations between milk consumption and lactose intolerance (LI) in adults and to explore the effect of milk consumption on lactase activity.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Total of 182 subjects aged 20-70 years were recruited and interviewed by questionnaires, and their accumulative cow's milk intake (AMI) was calculated. LI was evaluated by hydrogen breath test (HBT).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>A negative correlation was found between AMI and severity of observed LI symptom (r=-0.2884; P<0.05). Binary logistic regression analysis showed a negative correlation between LI and duration and frequency of milk consumption (OR, 0.317 and 0.465, respectively; both P<0.05) and a positive correlation between LI and amount of milk consumed per sitting (OR, 6.337; P<0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>LI is related to various milk consumption behaviors. Most Chinese adults with LI may tolerate moderate milk consumption <160 mL.</p>
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Main subject:
Breath Tests
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China
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Epidemiology
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Prevalence
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Lactase
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Milk
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Diagnosis
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Drinking Behavior
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Hydrogen
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Lactose
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prevalence_studies
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
Year:
2011
Type:
Article