How Common Is Lactose Intolerance?

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How Common Is Lactose Intolerance?

More than 50 million Americans are lactose intolerant.

Nearly two-thirds of the world's adult population has some degree of

difficulty with digestion of milk sugar because of a lactase

deficiency -

97-100% of African Blacks

90-100% of Asians

70-75% of North American Blacks

70-80% of Mexicans

60-90% of Mediterraneans

60-80% of Jewish descent

10-12% of Middle Europeans

7-15% of North American Caucasians

1-5% of Northern Europeans

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Alana