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Adult-type hypolactasia and calcium availability: decreased calcium intake or impaired calcium absorption?
Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA - 1 Apr 2007
Obermayer-Pietsch B M, Gugatschka M, Reitter S, Plank W, Strele A, Walter D, Bonelli C, Goessler W, Dobnig H, Högenauer C, Renner W, Fahrleitner-Pammer A
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Adult-type hypolactasia, as mediated by a widespread genetic predisposition, not only reduces calcium intake but also calcium absorption in the presence of high amounts of lactose and may, therefore, promote osteoporosis. A lactose-reduced diet and lactose-free calcium supplements may reverse this imbalance. INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: Adult-type hypolactasia (HL) defined by the LCT(-13910)...
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