Category Archives: Lactose

Lactose Intolerance? Try Yoghurt

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Lactose is the main sugar found in mammalian milk. Lactose intolerance is characterised by a deficiency of the lactose digesting enzyme, lactase, that normally hydrolyses the glycosidic bond in lactose to produce galactose and glucose. Following digestion by lactase, these … Continue reading →

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Milk Versus Yoghurt: Lactose Intolerance and Calcium Absorption

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Robert Barrington

The vast majority of the adult population of the World is lactose intolerant. Humans tend to lose their ability to digest lactose as they are weaned onto solid food and as a result cannot digest cow’s milk. Interestingly, it is … Continue reading →

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Lactase Insufficiency and Lactose Malabsorption

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Robert Barrington

  Lactase insufficiency is characterised by an insufficient production of the β-galactosidase enzyme (lactase) responsible for cleavage of the dietary disaccharide lactose. This enzyme is usually present in the brush border membrane of the enterocytes of the small intestine. The … Continue reading →

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More on Yoghurt for Lactose Intolerance

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Fermentation of milk through addition of Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus bacteria produces yoghurt. Yoghurt can be used as a source of dairy by those with lactose intolerance because the lactose content is not as high as milk. This is … Continue reading →

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