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Can people with lactose intolerance still absorb the calcium in milk and dairy products?
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Yes: Calcium is not tied to lactose. Calcium is a mineral. Lactose is a sugar. People with lactose intolerance don't have enough working lactase, the enzyme to break down lactose into its component sugars glucose and galactose. Lactose is undigestable but the component sugars are.
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Yes: Lactose intolerance will not change calcium absorption.
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