Can changing the microbiome reverse lactose intolerance?
- Written by Patricia L. Foster, Professor Emerita of Biology, Indiana University
Reversing lactose intolerance might make it possible for adults to enjoy a milkshake again.YAKOBCHUK VIACHESLAV / Shutterstock.comAfter childhood, about two-thirds of the world’s human population loses the ability to digest milk. As far as we know, 100% of nonhuman mammals also lose this ability after weaning. The ongoing ability to digest...
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