SC - Re: Tummy grumbles

[orion at mailbag.com]

> *Obligatory Food Content" (besides my whining...) Does anyone know how
> they get the lactose *out* of milk? (To make the Lactaid milk, that is).

They don't get the lactose out of milk, really, they add an enzyme called 
lactase which breaks it down into simple sugars instead of leaving it in the 
lactose form which upsets some people's tummies. (Those that don't make their 
own lactase, anyway...)  So it's still there, just smaller...  You can get milk 
and other dairy products with the lactase already added or you can buy it 
yourself and take it before you eat any dairy. (Products such as Dairy-Ease, 
etc.)

Alex