Differential Impact of Lactose/Lactase Phenotype on Colonic Microflora

BACKGROUND: The ability to digest lactose divides the world’s population into two phenotypes that may be risk variability markers for several diseases. Prebiotic effects likely favour lactose maldigesters who experience lactose spilling into their colon.

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Main Authors: Andrew Szilagyi, Ian Shrier, Debra Heilpern, Jung Sung Je, Sunghoon Park, George Chong, Catherine Lalonde, Louis-Francois Cote, Byong Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/649312
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author Andrew Szilagyi
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description BACKGROUND: The ability to digest lactose divides the world’s population into two phenotypes that may be risk variability markers for several diseases. Prebiotic effects likely favour lactose maldigesters who experience lactose spilling into their colon.
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spelling doaj-art-75842a8b65824e39b95217c3bfde3de62025-08-20T02:06:57ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002010-01-0124637337910.1155/2010/649312Differential Impact of Lactose/Lactase Phenotype on Colonic MicrofloraAndrew Szilagyi0Ian Shrier1Debra Heilpern2Jung Sung Je3Sunghoon Park4George Chong5Catherine Lalonde6Louis-Francois Cote7Byong Lee8Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, McGill School of Medicine, CanadaCentre for Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, CanadaDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, McGill School of Medicine, CanadaDepartment of Food Science, Macdonald Campus, McGill University, CanadaDivision of Laboratory Genetic Testing, Department of Biochemistry, Jewish General Hospital, CanadaDivision of Laboratory Genetic Testing, Department of Biochemistry, Jewish General Hospital, CanadaDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, McGill School of Medicine, CanadaDepartment of Dietetics, Jewish General Hospital, CanadaDepartment of Microbiology/Immunology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaBACKGROUND: The ability to digest lactose divides the world’s population into two phenotypes that may be risk variability markers for several diseases. Prebiotic effects likely favour lactose maldigesters who experience lactose spilling into their colon.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/649312
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Differential Impact of Lactose/Lactase Phenotype on Colonic Microflora
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
title Differential Impact of Lactose/Lactase Phenotype on Colonic Microflora
title_full Differential Impact of Lactose/Lactase Phenotype on Colonic Microflora
title_fullStr Differential Impact of Lactose/Lactase Phenotype on Colonic Microflora
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title_short Differential Impact of Lactose/Lactase Phenotype on Colonic Microflora
title_sort differential impact of lactose lactase phenotype on colonic microflora
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