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Nancy1 wrote:

> Gabby wrote:
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>>Just because you didn't hear of it doesn't mean it wasn't there. There are
>>entire world populations who are lactose intolerant. Canada made an ass of
>>itself a few years ago shipping powdered milk to a country where most people
>>can't drink it because they can't digest lactose. It's just a case of a
>>missing enzyme. There is now more recognition of the problem. Years ago it
>>would most likely have been diagnosed as something else.

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> I have read lately that yogurt is a common "antidote" to people who
> have stomach problems/enzymes missing, or something like that. But
> yogurt is a dairy product.
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> N.
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Oh yes! I make it a point to eat 8 oz of plain yogurt daily and I'm
lactose intolerant. There's very little lactose in yogurt.