Lactose

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Broader Terms

disaccharide

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  • If, however, lactose is incompletely broken down, the blood glucose level does not rise and a diagnosis of lactose intolerance is confirmed.
  • Like all sugars, lactose is a good source of energy.
  • Lactose is the sugar is naturally found in the milk of all mammals, but is not found anywhere else in nature.
  • Lactose is a sugar that is broken down in the body by an enzyme called lactase.
  • |top| What is lactose anyway? Lactose is simply a sugar found in milk.

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