Can Glenisk yogurts be eaten by people suffering from lactose intolerance?
Although it varies with each case, the majority of sufferers from lactose intolerance are able to eat yogurt although unable to drink raw milk. Lactose intolerance is a very common condition that occurs when lactose (milk sugar) is not digested properly because of an enzyme deficiency. Yogurt is easier to digest than milk because its live bacteria contain lactase, the enzyme lactose intolerant people lack, and which helps lactose digestion. Lactase deficiency, which may be temporary or permanent and more or less marked, depending on the individual, produces lactose intolerance – in other words, the emergence of gastrointestinal symptoms such as abdominal distension (bloating) or diarrhoea.
