5). One commonly undigested disaccharide is lactose, which consists of one glucose molecule and one galactose molecule. Lactose digestion requires an enzyme called lactase. Many people make a good ...

“This is the largest study to date of the genetic basis of lactose tolerance across Africa,” said Penn’s Sarah Tishkoff, who led the study. “The work is interesting as many ethnic groups from Africa ...

Cheese is the ultimate comfort food — well, and ice cream, milk and butter. Is there anything these ingredients don’t make better? Unfortunately for our taste buds, dairy can become harder for ...

Background and aims: Hypoglycemia is a typical, potentially life-threatening symptom in classical galactosemia with blood galactose considerably elevated (up to ∼100 mg/dl). Therefore we tested ...