Map of LI around the world
23rd May 2008
Food Reactions.com has a really interesting map of LI sufferers internationally and a discussion of which groups suffer more or less from the intolerance.
http://www.foodreactions.org/intolerance/lactose/prevalence.html
“Late onset lactase deficiency is the most common type of lactose intolerance (LI). It is estimated to affect around 75% of the world population. Lactose intolerance varies from human group to another one. Moreover, onset of lactose intolerance varies from children of a group to another.”