Practice mode Food Technology

A lack of which enzyme leads to severe diarrhoea and dehydration in humans after drinking milk?

Correct answer C. Lactase

Explanation

Without lactase, lactose stays undigested in the gut, where it draws in water and is fermented by bacteria, producing diarrhoea, gas and possible dehydration.

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