Lillian Mount wrote:
>
> <<Lactic acid is a colorless, syrupy liquid formed in milk, sauerkraut,
> and some pickles from the fermentation of sugars.  It is also a by
> product of muscle metabolism formed by the breakdown of glycogen.>>
>
> This is true, and according to the gastroenterologist my husband has seen,
> here's what happens when we are Lactose Intolerant and eat dairy products.
>
> The system needs the Lactic Acid to help defuse the situation caused by the
> Lactose it has just ingested. Lactic Acid is stored in the muscle tissues,
> and the body "pulls" it out to help "destroy" the Lactose it has encountered.
> This is the way our doctor explained it to us. Very basic and childlike, I
> know, but it did get the message to us.

This is not true. Lactose is not destroyed, it is broken down into
glucose and galactose by lactase, an enzyme in the gut (usually
insufficient or totally lacking by age 3 or 4. Lactic acid is not stored
in muscles, it is a byproduct of anaerobic muscle activity. Lactic acid
has nothing to do with lactose intolerance.

Daniel A. Twogood, D.C.