Well, there are over 5 billion lactose intolerant people out there. Coffee creamers do typically include a very small amount of milk derivative, but it’s not enough to make a difference if you don’t have a dairy allergy.
It tends to be geographic, so if you live in a region that’s able to deal with lactose, you’d have the impression lactose intolerance isn’t super common. But entire regions are lactose intolerant, like Southeast Asia (including China) and about half of India.
Basically anytime you see dairy as rare or non-existent in a region’s traditional cuisine, that’s why.
Well, there are over 5 billion lactose intolerant people out there. Coffee creamers do typically include a very small amount of milk derivative, but it’s not enough to make a difference if you don’t have a dairy allergy.
Five billion? So the majority of people are lactose intolerant?
Yes. 60-70% are the estimate ranges I’ve seen.
Wow, I didn’t think it was that widespread.
It tends to be geographic, so if you live in a region that’s able to deal with lactose, you’d have the impression lactose intolerance isn’t super common. But entire regions are lactose intolerant, like Southeast Asia (including China) and about half of India.
Basically anytime you see dairy as rare or non-existent in a region’s traditional cuisine, that’s why.