A Delicious Alternative to Milk

"Do you often feel bloated after consuming certain foods? You could suffer from lactose intolerance. Approximately 5% of the UK population suffer from lactose intolerance. This means they have problems digesting lactose, which is a naturally occurring component of cow’s milk and milk products. The physical discomforts caused by this are easily avoided, by replacing lactose containing foods with an excellent alternative: soya.

If you are intolerant to lactose you will suffer from problems with your stomach and intestines. Lactose has to be digested in the intestines by the lactase enzyme. If this enzyme is lacking or is not present in sufficient quantities in the intestines the lactose ferments and produces gases. The result: complaints such as bloated belly, cramps, flatulence and sometimes diarrhoea.

The majority of the world’s population is intolerant to lactose. In Western Europe the number of sufferers is lower, the percentage of those intolerant to lactose differs from one country to another.

What can you do about this?

Lactose intolerance can be easily diagnosed by your doctor and symptoms over come by following a lactose free diet. This involves removing cow’s milk and products made with cow’s milk from your diet and replacing them with a suitable calcium enriched alternative. Excellent substitutes such as Alpro soya dairy free soya products are available. Alpro soya’s products are low in saturated fat and most have added calcium.

For more information about Alpro soya, visit alprosoya.co.uk or call freephone on 0800 0 188 180.