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THE report of a postulated lactose intolerance in Asians1 said of food aid programmes: “It could be that aid in this form with the subsequent induction of diarrhoea is not the most efficient method of helping a malnourished community”. Subsequent criticism of this comment2 questioned the validity of extending the results of a laboratory experiment, in which the administration of lactose induced gastric disorders among adult Asians, to food aid programmes because “To be meaningful in terms of the place of milk and milk products in aid schemes … the emphasis should be on the reactions of children rather than of adults, for most food aid schemes are directed towards improving the health of children”.
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ALFORD, S. Lactose Intolerance in Asians. Nature 221, 562–563 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/221562a0
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