Association between milk consumption and lactose malabsorption in Indonesian children / 中国当代儿科杂志
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
;
(12): 975-980, 2021.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-922378
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES@#To study the association between milk consumption and lactose malabsorption in Indonesian children aged 3-12 years.@*METHODS@#This cross sectional study was conducted in randomly selected presumed healthy children with good nutritional status aged 3-12 years in Central Jakarta, Indonesia (@*RESULTS@#The prevalence of lactose malabsorption in children aged 3-5 years and children aged 6-12 years was 20.8% (15/72) and 35.3% (36/102), respectively. There was no association between milk or milk product consumption and lactose malabsorption (@*CONCLUSIONS@#There is no association between milk consumption and lactose malabsorption in Indonesian children aged 3-12 years, suggesting that genetic predisposition may be more important than adaptive mechanisms to lactose consumption.
Full text:
Available
Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Breath Tests
/
Cross-Sectional Studies
/
Milk
/
Indonesia
/
Lactose Intolerance
Type of study:
Observational study
/
Prevalence study
/
Risk factors
Limits:
Animals
/
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
Year:
2021
Type:
Article
Similar
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS