The Importance of Cheese Options

[faithin_felix]

Discuss the Importance of cheese, thats what it says for the sub-topic in discussion.

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i think cheese makes me fat and has a good source of calcium. yum yum.

[*mipadi*]

Most of the world, save for northern Europeans and North Americans of northern European descent, are lactose intolerant. This seems to be a genetic trait; human babies are able to process lactose up until a certain point, at which this gene turns off the ability for the human digestive system to process lactose. Most adults in the world are unable to process lactose. This was discovered after UN relief efforts of the 1950's. Most of the relief came from the US and Europe--places where people could drink milk. However, most other people in the world got sick; it was at this point that scientists from the West realized that humans cannot process lactose.

Lactose intolerance is not to be confused with a milk allergy, which causes an allergic reaction that, in extreme circumstances, can result in death. Consuming milk does not kill a lactose intolerant person. He simply gets sick because the lactose sits in his intestines; intestinal bacteria feeds on the lactose (a form of sugar) and it begins to ferment, which causes excessive gas to develop in the digestive tract.

As noted, cheese is a product which allows milk to be processed by some lactose intolerant individuals; however, in this vein, yogurt is actually more important. "Live culture" yogurt contains active bacteria that process lactose, converting it into lactic acid and other by-products. This conversion essentially processes the lactose for the consumer, who can then eat yogurt without fear of getting sick from lactose intolerance.

[innovation]

Most of the world, save for northern Europeans and North Americans of northern European descent, are lactose intolerant. This seems to be a genetic trait; human babies are able to process lactose up until a certain point, at which this gene turns off the ability for the human digestive system to process lactose. Most adults in the world are unable to process lactose. This was discovered after UN relief efforts of the 1950's. Most of the relief came from the US and Europe--places where people could drink milk. However, most other people in the world got sick; it was at this point that scientists from the West realized that humans cannot process lactose.

Lactose intolerance is not to be confused with a milk allergy, which causes an allergic reaction that, in extreme circumstances, can result in death. Consuming milk does not kill a lactose intolerant person. He simply gets sick because the lactose sits in his intestines; intestinal bacteria feeds on the lactose (a form of sugar) and it begins to ferment, which causes excessive gas to develop in the digestive tract.

As noted, cheese is a product which allows milk to be processed by some lactose intolerant individuals; however, in this vein, yogurt is actually more important. "Live culture" yogurt contains active bacteria that process lactose, converting it into lactic acid and other by-products. This conversion essentially processes the lactose for the consumer, who can then eat yogurt without fear of getting sick from lactose intolerance.

...are you dissing cheese?!