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Differential impact of lactose/lactase phenotype on colonic microflora.
Canadian journal of gastroenterology = Journal canadien de gastroenterologie - 1 Jun 2010
Szilagyi Andrew, Shrier Ian, Heilpern Debra, Je Jung, Park Sunghoon, Chong George, Lalonde Catherine, Cote Louis-Francois, Lee Byong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The ability to digest lactose divides the world's population into two phenotypes that may be risk variability markers for several diseases. Prebiotic effects likely favour lactose maldigesters who experience lactose spilling into their colon. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of fixed-dose lactose solutions on fecal bifidobacteria and lactobacilli in digesters and maldigesters, and to determine...
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