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Hasn't Australia Heard of Lactose Intolerance?

Posted on September 09, 2008

OK, I admit that in 1978, when I was first diagnosed, I had never heard the term lactose intolerance. That was a full 30 years ago. I thought it was common knowledge everywhere on the planet.Then I saw this article on coeliac disease in the Australian newspaper, The Age.Coeliacs have an auto-immune disorder of the small intestine; they comprise about 1% of Australia's population. A further 1% to 2% of adults suffer allergic reactions to products such as cow's milk, wheat, peanuts, eggs, soy, fish and seafood. And then there's the fast-growing, if less easily quantified, group who are intoleran...

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allergic , allergies , allergy , food allergies , lactose intolerance
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