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Blood lactose after dairy product intake in healthy men.
The British journal of nutrition - 1 Dec 2017
Pimentel Grégory, Burton Kathryn J, Rosikiewicz Marta, Freiburghaus Carola, von Ah Ueli, Münger Linda H, Pralong François P, Vionnet Nathalie, Greub Gilbert, Badertscher René, Vergères Guy
Abstract excerpt
The absence of a dedicated transport for disaccharides in the intestine implicates that the metabolic use of dietary lactose relies on its prior hydrolysis at the intestinal brush border. Consequently, lactose in blood or urine has mostly been associated with specific cases in which the gastrointestinal barrier is damaged. On the other hand, lactose appears in the blood of lactating women and has been detected in...
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