James Silverton wrote:

> Given the popularity of pizza in Hong Kong, I wonder if the percentage
> of lactose intolerance there is dreamed up for the occasion (like, it is
> suspected a lot of other statistics :-) Of course, it may be the good
> medical method, "I'm lactose intolerant and I know I'm normal so it
> follows.......".
>

I used to have a real problem with dairy products. The odd thing is that
I never guessed that milk was the cause or put two and two together. My
guess is that many folks don't know they have this problem, just like
many folks don't know they have type2 diabetes or high blood pressure.

Milk is not much of a problem these days, it could be that I'm able to
retain a healthy amount of helpful lactobacillus in my guts or simply
because I don't drink milk every day like I did when I was a kid.