Guest guest Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 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 > > > > > > > > ------------------- > THE NOTMILK NEWSLETTER: > SUBSCRIBE: send an empty Email to- > notmilk- > UNSUBSCRIBE: send an empty Email to- > notmilk- > > Forward this message to your milk-drinking friends: > MILK from A to Z: > http://www.notmilk.com/milkatoz.html > 2O QUESTIONS: http://www.notmilk.com/notmilkfaq.html > > What is an excellent alternative for NOTMILK? > > http://www.soytoy.com ... make your own grain and > nut milks! > > SoyToy recipes forum: > soytoy- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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