gam@tektronix.UUCP (Gregory Muth) (01/10/84)
I think that flairvax!kissel's assertion that lactose tolerance
is something we grow out of probably has a lot of truth in it. Both
of my parents, and my grandparents suffer gastric distress when they
drink milk, yet I, who have always drank milk, have no problems at
all.
I wonder if this could be related to the amount of acidophilous
bacteria in the intestinal tract of these individuals. I remember
reading something to the effect that the body itself cannot use
lactose, but acidophilous, which incidentally is the culture used in
producing yogurt, thrives on it; in fact lactose is the only carbohy-
drate that this bacteria consumes.
So perhaps, once someone has stopped consuming foods containing
lactose, the acidophilous disappears, and when these indiviuals later
try to ingest a lactose rich product, there is nothing to digest it
for them..?
Greg Muth
tektronix!gammichaelk@azure.UUCP (Michael Kersenbrock) (01/10/84)
About ten years ago, "sweet acidophilous" was developed at N.C. State Univ., and became availiable in milk at the store. Safeway still sells Acidophilous milk (sorta pinkish cartons). This milk is reputed to be drinkable by SOME people who normally can't drink milk. Plain acidophilous is unpleasant in flavor, this "sweet" version is undetectable in the milk (albeit in small quantities), and I understand is recommended after being anti-bioticized to replace the natural acidophilous that might have be done away with. My mother has a problem drinking milk, I don't. Mike Kersenbrock Tektronix Microcomputer Development Products Aloha, Oregon