by stile » Fri Jun 07, 2013 5:14 am
To the dude in vent calling me an idiot,
I present you with:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001321/
The condition is normal among adults with Asian, African, or Native American heritage. It is less common in people of northern or western European backgrounds
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/lactos ... THOD=print
Ethnicity. Lactose intolerance is most common in black, Asian, Hispanic and American Indian people.
http://milk.procon.org/view.resource.ph ... eID=000661
Ethnicity /
Geographic Region % With Lactose Intolerance
1. East Asian 90-100%1
2. Indigenous (North America) 80-100%3
3. Central Asian 80%1
4. African American (North America) 75%2
5. African (Africa) 70-90%1
6. Indian (Southern India) 70%1
7. French (Southern France) 65%1
8. Ashkenazi Jew (North America) 60-80%3
9. Balkans Region 55%1
Michael de Vrese, MD "Probiotics: Compensation for Lactase Insufficiency," American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Feb., 2001
To the dude in vent calling me an idiot,
I present you with:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001321/
[quote][u]The condition is normal among adults with Asian, African, or Native American heritage[/u]. It is less common in people of northern or western European backgrounds[/quote]
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/lactose-intolerance/DS00530/METHOD=print
[quote]Ethnicity. Lactose intolerance is most common in black, Asian, Hispanic and American Indian people.
[/quote]
http://milk.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=000661
[quote]Ethnicity /
Geographic Region % With Lactose Intolerance
1. East Asian [u]90-100%1 [/u]
2. Indigenous (North America) 80-100%3
3. Central Asian [u]80%[/u]1
4. African American (North America) 75%2
5. African (Africa) 70-90%1
6. Indian (Southern India) 70%1
7. French (Southern France) 65%1
8. Ashkenazi Jew (North America) 60-80%3
9. Balkans Region 55%1
[/quote]
Michael de Vrese, MD "Probiotics: Compensation for Lactase Insufficiency," American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Feb., 2001