Milk Is Not for Every Body: Living with Lactose Intolerance

by Steve Carper

Book Overview

The author provides a history of the conditi on and explains what does, and doesn''t, happen in the lactos e intolerant person''s body. There is also a glossary, biblio graphy, and over 100 charts and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0452277116
• ISBN13: 9780452277113
• Release Date: December 1996
• Publisher: Plume Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

None better

This is the best book on lactose intolerance -- what it is, how and why it exists, how to live with it -- available. Complete and detailed, yet utterly reader-friendly even for non-scientists. I learned more useful information from this book than from months of visits with doctors after I learned I had this condition. Very highly recommended to LI sufferers and those who live with them.

Great book

I am doing a science Fair project on LI and this book had everthing I needed

By Far the Most Complete Book on the Subject

This book explores how lactose can upset the digestive tract and identifies which dairy products that are "safe" to eat. The author identifies brand names of lactose reduced milks and who can drink them, warns of lactose containing non-dairy foods and prescription drugs to avoid, provides suggestions for substitute foods and lactase pills, reviews lactose intolerance in infants and children, and explores how lactose intolerance is diagnosed and how to avoid triggering a reaction. By far, the most complete books available on the subject.

Guide to Milk and Digestion

One of the most complete books available on the subject--a must-have reference for those who suffer from lactose intolerance. The text explores how to determine how much lactose can be tolerated, what to eat to stave off symptoms, and how to eat out safel