Is there research on whether whole milk has the same good effects on lactose intolerant people that it does on lactose tolerant people? I’ve gotten cynical about theories based on the idea that the biology sounds plausible.
Also, when you say whole milk, are you including whole milk cheese, yogurt, etc.?
In this particular case, the chemistry is simple enough that I would find it shocking to discover that drinking either lactaid, or regular milk with lactase pills would have any bad effects that overwhelm the benefits.
I’m not 100% sure about the micronutrient makeup of other diary products.
My concern is more that people who are lactose intolerant might have some additional features which mean that milk isn’t quite as good for them (or even slightly bad for them) which aren’t affected by taking lactase.
That would be very weird/unlikely IMO. It’s not like lactose is actually a variety of compounds the way, say, gluten allergies are actually an umbrella for quite a few things going on. In terms of n=1, I get regular blood panels and my system seems to be kicking ass on a milk heavy diet.
Is there research on whether whole milk has the same good effects on lactose intolerant people that it does on lactose tolerant people? I’ve gotten cynical about theories based on the idea that the biology sounds plausible.
Also, when you say whole milk, are you including whole milk cheese, yogurt, etc.?
There’s nothing magical about milk that you can’t get elsewhere if you have concerns. http://consensus.nih.gov/2010/lactosestatement.htm#q4
In this particular case, the chemistry is simple enough that I would find it shocking to discover that drinking either lactaid, or regular milk with lactase pills would have any bad effects that overwhelm the benefits.
I’m not 100% sure about the micronutrient makeup of other diary products.
My concern is more that people who are lactose intolerant might have some additional features which mean that milk isn’t quite as good for them (or even slightly bad for them) which aren’t affected by taking lactase.
That would be very weird/unlikely IMO. It’s not like lactose is actually a variety of compounds the way, say, gluten allergies are actually an umbrella for quite a few things going on. In terms of n=1, I get regular blood panels and my system seems to be kicking ass on a milk heavy diet.