Well, my wife is an unusual Japanese in that she loves milk and dairy products like cheese and yoghurt (her mother and grandmother tend to make fun of it). She drinks a cup of milk everyday before sleeping for instance. I don't think she has ever had some digestion problem. But is she any different genetically from the other Japanese, if, as you imply, it is a genetical problem ? Nowadays, more and more young Japanese, especially those who have studied/lived in Europe, tend to like cheese and yoghurts and drink milk frequently. Are you saying that they are getting more resistent to lactose intolerance or producing the enzymes they previously lacked ? I doubt so. Or maybe the enzyme is only lacking in people who do not, or rarely, consume dairy products, but is then produced one one starts consuming then regularily ? In that case too, it would only be a cultural problem.Originally Posted by Bossel
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