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Attention, chocolate lovers: You may not be able to help yourselves. Swiss and British scientists have linked the widespread love of chocolate to a chemical "signature" that may be programmed into our metabolic systems.
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Lactose Tolerance Test
Results and Values
What do the test results mean?
Normally, individuals are able to convert the lactose that they have swallowed into glucose in the blood. Persons who have little or no lactase will be unable to convert the lactose normally into glucose. In people who are lactose intolerant, a rise in blood glucose of more than 2 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl) will appear within 2 hours of lactose ingestion.