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This from NotMilk today. Just in case you thought it

was just a way to sell soy ;=) this is backed up by

professional journal citations. That's not even to

mention, of course, those whose chronic sinus problems

disappear when they go off dairy - that's a whole

different ballgame.

 

Best, Pat.

 

> Lactose Intolerance

>

> " An estimated 50 million Americans experience

> intestinal

> discomfort after consuming dairy products. Symptoms

> include

> bloating, stomach pain, cramps, gas, or diarrhea.

> Lactose

> intolerance is widespread...Lactose maldigestion may

> coexist

> in adults with irritable bowel syndrome and in

> children with

> recurrent abdominal pain. Management consists

> primarily

> of dietary changes. "

>

> Postgraduate Medicine, 1998 Sep, 104:3

>

> " Overall, about 75 percent of the world's

> population,

> including 25 percent of those in the U.S., lose

> their

> lactase enzymes after weaning. "

>

> Journal of the American Dietetic Assoc. 1996; 96

>

> " Lactose malabsorption and lactase deficiency are

> chronic organic pathologic conditions characterized

> by abdominal pain and distention, flatulence, and

> the

> passage of loose, watery stools. Once correct

> diagnosis

> is established, introduction of a lactose-free

> dietary

> regime relieves symptoms in most patients...who

> remain

> largely unaware of the relationship between food

> intake

> and symptoms. "

>

> Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, 1999 Apr, 28:3

>

> Robert Cohen

> http://www.notmilk.com

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