Are you lactose intolerant? Yes, or no?

[Zeno]

Not all dairy products contain significant lactose. Do you ever drink milk in significant quantities?

You are right that the sampling might be too limited to be fully representative. What it does still likely indicate is that Greek Islanders might have higher rates of lactose intolerance than mainlanders. This should not be too surprising given the latter have a bit more Northern/Slavic admixture.

Up to two large glasses of milk everyday. And yoghurt.

Well, of course the rates might still be significant, but still, it's really not that big as the surveys say, precisely due to the sample size, containing a very big margin of error.

Plus, one important aspect: the younger generations are significantly taller than previous ones here. Meaning a bigger degree to acclimatisation to consuming dairy products. Which is indeed noticeable. Let's not forget that 1991 is 32 (almost 33) years ago.

[Token]

I've seen lots of people who thought they were lactose intolerant due to feeling sick after drinking ultraprocessed (i.e poisoned) milk being perfectly fine when drinking large quantities of raw milk.

[PlattitüdenPaule]

Nope. I dont consume a lot of dairy though, due to the high amount of estrogen in it. Only some butter and whipped cream for certain dishes.

[Benyzero]

Even someone with lactose sensitivity can process like 3 dl of milk a day without problem.

[calxpal]

Nope, I love most dairy stuff.

[Grace O'Malley]

I am going to do Family Tree DNA's Family Ancestry Test. I don't know if the results will show that I am lactose intolerant or not. Maybe there is a way to find out with raw data.

Great. Yes you'll be able to check if you are tolerant or not. Post your results in a thread when you get them. It will be interesting to see what your get for your Ancestry Composition.

[Grace O'Malley]

It is interesting that most people here are lactose tolerant as per the poll above but over 75% of the world's population will develop lactose intolerance over time.

According to nutrition consultant and natural chef, Karyn Forsyth Duggan, M.S., BBS, not only is lactose intolerance "no fun!" but "it's estimated that up to 75% of the world's population have and/or will develop hypolactasia," a specific term for lactose intolerance that indicates a deficiency of the enzyme lactase in the intestines. "Adverse reactions to foods encompass both food allergies and food intolerances," she adds. "Lactose intolerance doesn't actually involve the immune system; instead it's the result of the body's inability to digest/absorb/metabolize a food or a component of the food."

https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articl...se-intolerance

[Abti]

Yes.

[HelloGuys]

No...for now, but who knows in a future?

So I am not sure if vote right now or in a few years

[Zeno]

It is interesting that most people here are lactose tolerant as per the poll above but over 75% of the world's population will develop lactose intolerance over time.



https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articl...se-intolerance

Because we're Europeans. Europeans have the least amount of lactose intolerance.