A member asked:

Why does lactose intolerance increase with age? if i am lactose sensitive, when is the time of day at which i should eat yogurt to keep healthy?

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Dr. John Chiu answered

Not needed: The nordic people mastered animal husbandry and keep their lactase for the entire life. For the rest of the people , lactase is deleted at various ages since it is not an essential enzyme. In fact , human is likely the only mammal still drinking milk after infancy.

Answered 6/27/2017

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