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Can lactose intolerant people absorb the calcium in milk?

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Yes: Lactose intolerant is not related to calcium. People with lactose intolerance do not digest well the sugar in milk called lactose, as they are deficient in or have no lactase, which is the enzyme responsibility to commence the digestion of lactose.

Answered 7/21/2013

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