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Lactose Intolerance

Lactose Intolerance. What is Lactose Intolerance?. Lactose A sugar found in milk and milk products Lactose Intolerance The lack of the enzyme lactase Causes inability to break down sugar (lactose) from milk and milk products in the small intestine

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Lactose Intolerance

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  1. Lactose Intolerance

  2. What is Lactose Intolerance? • Lactose • A sugar found in milk and milk products • Lactose Intolerance • The lack of the enzyme lactase • Causes inability to break down sugar (lactose) from milk and milk products in the small intestine • Leads to bacterial breakdown in large intestine • Symptoms include nausea, abdominal cramps, bloating, diarrhea, and excess gas production

  3. Activity • Rice milk • Pasta noodles • French baguette • Hot chocolate mix • Sherbet • Shortening • Ice Cream • Instant mashed potato • Eggs • Fudge • Chowder • Peanut butter • Molasses • Caramel • Butter • Cooked beans

  4. Answer Contains Lactose Does Not contain Lactose • Pasta noodles • Sherbet • Hot chocolate mix • Ice Cream • Instant mashed potato • Fudge • Chowder • Caramel • Rice milk • French baguette • Shortening • Eggs • Peanut butter • Molasses • Cooked Beans • Butter* *Although butter is made from dairy, the process of making it leaves little lactose in the end product

  5. Types of Associated Foods • Milk or cream • Dry or instant milk • Dairy solids • Cheese • Yogurt • Sour Cream • Margarine vs Butter • Whey

  6. Hidden Lactose • What is whey? • Liquid remnant from cheese production • Proteins, minerals and lactose • Sweetener

  7. Hidden Lactose

  8. Hidden Lactose

  9. Living with Lactose Intolerance • Milk/Dairy alternatives • Calcium alternatives • Lactaid

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