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Knowledge of lactose intolerance in Italian adults: a cross‑sectional assessment. [PDF]

open access: yesEur J Nutr
Carioni G   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

On the Evolution of Lactase Persistence in Humans

open access: yesAnnual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics, 2017
Lactase persistence—the ability of adults to digest the lactose in milk—varies widely in frequency across human populations. This trait represents an adaptation to the domestication of dairying animals and the subsequent consumption of their milk.
Céline Bon, Laure Ségurel
exaly   +5 more sources

Evolution of lactase persistence: an example of human niche construction [PDF]

open access: yesPhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2011
Niche construction is the process by which organisms construct important components of their local environment in ways that introduce novel selection pressures. Lactase persistence is one of the clearest examples of niche construction in humans.
Mathias Currat   +2 more
exaly   +7 more sources
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Lactase Non-persistence and Lactose Intolerance

Current Gastroenterology Reports, 2017
To evaluate the clinical and nutritional significance of genetically determined lactase non-persistence and potential lactose and milk intolerance in 65-70% of the world's adult population.Milk consumption is decreasing in the USA and is the lowest in countries with a high prevalence of lactase non-persistence.
Theodore M Bayless, David M Paige
exaly   +3 more sources

Low prevalence of lactase persistence in Neolithic South-West Europe

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Human Genetics, 2012
Contains fulltext : 108572.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)The ability of humans to digest the milk component lactose after weaning requires persistent production of the lactose-converting enzyme lactase.
Rosa Fregel, Santos Alonso
exaly   +2 more sources

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