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GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition · key term
An inability to digest lactose, the sugar found in milk and dairy products.
Used by AQA
Specification 3.2.3.1 · Paper 1
Revise: Planning for Life Stages and Dietary GroupsLactose intolerance means that a person cannot digest lactose, the sugar found in milk and dairy products. This differs from needing to avoid gluten.
Keep coeliac disease and lactose intolerance distinct: gluten is a protein; lactose is a sugar.
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