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Lactose-Free diet plan
January 19, 2006 01:21 PM EST | Diet & Nutrition , Weight Loss | Email to Friend
Milk is a good source of protein, calcium, vitamins A and D, and carbohydrate. Calcium is important for healthy bones and teeth. For many, milk is the largest source of calcium in the diet.
But, you may be one of the 50 million Americans who cannot digest lactose (milk sugar), the source of carbohydrate in milk.
The majority of Hispanics, Africans and 90 percent of Asians are lacking in the enzyme lactase, which is needed to digest the lactose in milk. The symptoms of lactose intolerance range from bloating to total intolerance, which can produce cramping and diarrhea.
If you like milk but it doesn't like you there are options.
A good one is Lactaid brand milk... especially the Lactaid 100 Calcium Fortified Milk. The "100" means that it's 100 percent lactose-free.
(Excerpt from No Need To Tolerate A Lack Of Dairy Goodness article by Susan L. Burke, MS, RD, CDE eDiets' Director of Nutrition Services)
What Lactose-Free diet does:
- Eliminates gas & bloating
- Builds strong bones without dairy
- Provides calcium, Vitamin D & essential nutrients
- Personalized weekly meal plans
- "Print & Go" shopping lists
Lactose-Free meal sample menu:
- English muffin, turkey sausage, fruit and milk substitute
- Tex-Mex salad and fruit
- Spicy tuna cakes with couscous, fruit and salad
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