Lactose Intolerance in Pakistan: Prevalence and Related Issues

[Old School]

Prevalence of adult lactose intolerance in Pakistan was found 60%. it is around 90% in India. Some Asian countries have that number as high as 100% !

Pakistan stands among world largest milk producing countries and it produces 45billion milk per annum described by (Pakistan dairy development company). A little is known about the prevalence of lactose intolerance in Pakistan. Prevalence of primary adult lactose mal-absorption in Pakistan was found 60% .Till date, no further research has been conducted related to lactose intolerance in Pakistan. Due to increasing problems related to lactose intolerance at national and international level and its high prevalence (100) % among some Asian countries, there was a need to conduct a study related to lactose intolerance in Pakistan. This is a research book focusing a real life scenario in Pakistani subjects.

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[Death Professor]

Can you share the whole paper?

 

[User]

Can you share the whole paper?

Sir it`s a book, and the above is only an abstract of it.

 

[El Sidd]

Humans have recently started consumption of milk other than their own species.

Climate plays a huge role in our diet as well.

In Pakistan, there is very little awareness when it comes to this and many simply live with it.

 

[KurtisBrian]

Lactose Intolerance by Country - Milk - ProCon.org

Lactose intolerance is “an impaired ability to digest lactose, a sugar found in milk and other dairy products,” according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Lactose intolerance in infants is caused by a mutation in the LCT gene, which results in a life-long intolerance. This condition...

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this site says Pakistan 58% thus supports the 60% figure

Pakistanis and Indians drink Lassi some sort of yogurt drink, instead. (hehe oops I am telling you want you do haha). I had some in Hong Kong. It was tasty.