People Who Are Lactose Intolerant Cannot Extract Energy from Milk

question 35

Multiple Choice

People who are lactose intolerant cannot extract energy from milk because ________.

• A) an enzyme is not functioning correctly
• B) lactose is too big to be digested by the enzymes
• C) milk is fermented to a by-product, which cannot be digested
• D) they are missing the bacteria that can digest lactose

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