We always hear people talking about milk and how good it is for our bodies. The components of milk though are what make this protein source so important to our health. In order to LACTOSE AND LACTASE: Milk is an excellent source of protein which is a nearly complete food and can be stored very easily. Lactose is the only carbohydrate and 1 of 3 components which make up milk. The other two are protein and fat. …showed first 75 words of 964 total…

…showed last 75 words of 964 total…intolerant at 70-80%. When speaking of genes, the genes for lactose can be considered tolerant. This is why blacks in the states who were mostly brought over from West Nigeria have been mixed somewhat so intolerance has been brought to 70%. Another explanation would be that milking didn’t begin until 10,000 years ago which is 100 million years after the origin of mammals. Nevertheless there are substitutes for lactose intolerant people regardless of reasons of being intolerant.