Lactose intolerance: Recommendations for lactose consumption

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The majority of adults and adolescents with diagnosed lactose intolerance can tolerate up to 12 g of lactose in a single dose, with a few or no symptoms. They can even tolerate higher doses if intakes are spread throughout the day.

Sources:

1. The First Global Summit on the Health Effects of Yogurt 2013, Experimental Biology meeting in Boston, USA, on 24 April 2013.

2. Heyman M.B., Pediatrics, 2006; 118(3): 1279-86.

3. EFSA Journal, 2010; 8(9): 1777-805.

4. Wilt T.J. et al., Evid Rep Technol Assess (Full Rep), 2010; (192): 1-410.

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