Lactose malabsorption in Australian Aboriginal children
1985; Elsevier BV; Volume: 41; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1093/ajcn/41.3.620
ISSN1938-3207
AutoresJennie Brand‐Miller, Ian Darnton‐Hill, MS Gracey, R.J Spargo,
Tópico(s)Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
ResumoThe purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of lactose malabsorption in healthy full-blood Australian Aboriginal children. Sixty-three Aboriginal subjects and forty-six non-Aboriginal controls ranging in age from six to 14 years were tested using the breath hydrogen method. Seventy percent of the Aboriginal subjects were found to be lactose malabsorbers and 9% of the controls. The results provide strong evidence that the majority of full-blood Aboriginal children are lactose malabsorbers and that the characteristic is well-established by 6-7 years of age, in common with most other non-Western populations.
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