2min chapter

This Podcast Will Kill You cover image

Ep 46 Lactose Intolerance: Never trust a fart

This Podcast Will Kill You

CHAPTER

How to Avoid Lactose Malabsorption

If you get a GI tract infection, for example, Giardia can cause damage to your small intestine where this enzyme is located. So in theory, you could still produce lactase, but the cells are so damaged that there's no way to produce lactase. In most adult mammals, it is totally normal for the activity of the lactase enzyme to down-regulate as we age. It means that this enzyme works really well when we're babies in infants.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode