Lactose malabsorption is a common condition caused by reduced expression or activity of
lactase in the small intestine. In such patients, lactose intolerance is characterized by …

Most people are born with the ability to digest lactose, the major carbohydrate in milk and
the main source of nutrition until weaning. Approximately 75% of the world's population …

It has been known for some 40 years that lactase production persists into adult life in some
people but not in others. However, the mechanism and evolutionary significance of this …

Calcium is an important nutrient with impact upon many biological systems, most notably
bone. Ensuring adequate calcium intake throughout the lifespan is essential to building and …

Detecting recent selected 'genomic footprints' applies directly to the discovery of disease
genes and in the imputation of the formative events that molded modern population genetic …

This study compared the effects of a resistance training protocol and a moderate-impact
aerobic training protocol on bone mineral density (BMD), physical ability, serum …

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Physical exercise is advised as a preventive and therapeutic strategy against aging-induced
bone weakness. In this study we examined the effects of 8-month multicomponent training …

Lactase non-persistence (adult-type hypolactasia) is present in more than half of the human
population and is caused by the down-regulation of lactase enzyme activity during …

Background Whether a causal relationship exists between milk intake and reduced risk of
fractures is unclear. Objectives We tested the hypothesis that genetically determined milk …