Does cooking the milk remove or diminish the lactose in the milk?
Answer This is a good question, and interesting. Here is some information I’ve gleaned from several sites. Dietary Modification –Since milk allergy can be life-threatening even in trace amount, it is important to differentiate lactose intolerance (which is not life-threatening) from milk allergy. –Very few people are so lactase deficient that they cannot drink any milk at all. –Many adults with primary lactose deficiency (born that way) can drink 100ml 200ml of milk (5g 10g of lactose) without having symptoms. However, a little too much causes mild symptoms and a great deal of excess lactose cause severe symptoms. –The severity of symptoms is product-dependent for many patients as well. Skim milk causes more severe symptoms than whole milk. Chocolate milk may help the condition. –These differences seem to be related to fat content, and the delayed digestion caused by different ingredients in the different products. –In one study people who ate milk with breakfast cereals had no s
