Lactose Sensor

About the test

Lactose Sensor uses your genetic profile to determine the likelihood of developing lactose intolerance. Lactose intolerance is the most common food intolerance among the European population. Approximately every 4. to 6. European is affected. After ingestion, milk sugar must be broken down in the small intestine by the enzyme lactase before it is absorbed into the circulation. The intestine produces lactase in childhood because a newborn must be able to digest breast milk to survive. As the child’s body prepares for other foods, the genes responsible for producing lactose are gradually deactivated. Undigested lactose is an excellent food for intestinal bacteria, which multiply rapidly in the intestine, and lactose is fermented into gases…This process causes various symptoms whose severity varies from person to person.