Drinking a large glass of milk a day could reduce the risk of bowel cancer by nearly a fifth, according to a new study funded ...

Enzymes are proteins that catalyze chemical reactions. As such, enzymes have been widely used to facilitate industrial processes and the production of products, and these enzymes are referenced as ...

Life as we know it wouldn’t exist without enzymes. These tiny proteins, found in every living organism, are the catalysts ...

Inflammatory foods can trigger sensitivities, disrupt digestion, and even worsen chronic inflammation. As Johns Hopkins ...

Lactose, the sugar found in milk, requires the enzyme lactase for digestion. In lactose-intolerant individuals, insufficient ...

Lactose intolerance affects 70% of the global population, causing symptoms like bloating and diarrhea due to insufficient ...

The research reveals that IBS patients with genetic defects in ­carbohydrate digestion have a better response to particular dietary ­interventions. This could lead to tailored treatments for IBS, ...

We know changes in DNA can affect the way we process food. A good example is lactose intolerance, where an ineffective ...

Trouble with lactose intolerance tends to begin in adulthood, when our bodies gradually makes less lactase, an enzyme that breaks down lactose. Some people might not notice this change in their ...

According to the ASPCA, "because pets do not possess significant amounts of lactase (the enzyme that breaks down lactose in milk), milk and other dairy-based products cause them diarrhea or other ...

Somewhere along the human evolutionary path, many East Asians didn’t develop a mutation that allows our bodies to keep producing the milk-digesting enzyme, lactase, right into adulthood. Unlike our ...