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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Many people who claim to be lactose intolerant really aren't, says Dennis Savaiano, dean of Purdue University's School of Consumer and Family Sciences. The problem, Savaiano ...

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We therefore screened rats in order to select a subgroup that had a flat plasma glucose curve after feeding with lactose and were by this definition lactase-deficient. These rats were randomly ...

Burke / Getty Images If you find yourself unable to drink coffee with heavy cream or eat anything too cheesy without getting sick, then you could be lactose intolerant ― even if you never had a ...