Zitat:Some US$137 million to be pumped into milk production
15:34' 06/05/2007 (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge - The Industry Ministry has approved a development plan for the production of milk until 2010, with a total investment of VND 2,195 billion (US$137.19 million). The plan aims to raise per capital milk supply to 10 kilograms a year in 2010 and 20 kilograms by 2020. To this goal, the industry must achieve an annual growth rate of 5-6% in the next five years. The plan calls for the construction of processing plants in major dairy cow breeding areas in northern, central and southeastern regions while small factories are to be built in small-scale breeding areas in mountainous and mid-land provinces. The industry also plans to seek more overseas outlets for its products with the assistance from the Trade Ministry. Investment for the plan will be mobilised from loans, foreign investment and the issuance of corporate bonds and shares, as well as official development assistance (ODA) source.

Zitat:The highest prevalences of hypolactasia have been reported from the countries in

Zitat:Far East Asia, a prevalence of 100% was found in Northern Thailand and Vietnam .

The prevalences in different Chinese groups range from 43 to 92%. In the United
States, the prevalences are 6% to 19% in whites, 53% in Mexican Americans and
80% in African Americans. Prevalences ranging from 13% to 90% were reported
for South Africa (17).
http://dissertations.ub.rug.nl/FILES/faculties/medicine/2006/t.he/03_introduction.pdf

Zitat:LEBENSMITTEL
Chinas Milchdurst treibt die Preise hoch
Von Joachim Hoelzgen
Die Milchseen erschöpft, die Butterberge abgetragen. Und jetzt bekommen auch noch die Chinesen immer mehr Durst auf Proteine. Die Folge: Weltweit schnellen die Preise für Molkereiprodukte rasant in die Höhe - vor allem ärmere Länder leiden unter dem Nachfrageboom nach Milch.
In den Millionen-Metropolen Chinas hat sich der Milchverbrauch verdreifacht, und auch die Laktose-Intoleranz vieler Asiaten scheint die Entwicklung nicht zu bremsen. \"Wir verkaufen in China ganz normale Kuhmilch und haben dabei keine Probleme\", meint etwa Francois-Xavier Perroud, Sprecher des schweizerischen Nahrungsmittelkonzerns Nestlé.

Zitat:Beim G-8-Gipfel an der Ostsee steht von alldem nichts auf der Tagesordnung. Aber vielleicht nimmt sich dort doch eine freundliche Seele der Milchkrise an.

Zitat:People of northern European descent alone are likely to be able to drink milk as adults while most people of other heritages cannot. Many people with lactose intolerance do not even know they have the condition. Some maybe misdiagnosed as having a serious bowel disease.

Zitat:At what age does lactose intolerance begin? In Bangladesh, 59% of children under three are lactose intolerant, 10% of children under eighteen months. The numbers are similar in Singapore and Thailand.

Zitat:Birth Control pills also have lactose in them. In fact Lactose is the inactive ingredient for most pharmaceutical firms.

Zitat:Seniors, especially, and those others who take dozens of pills a day are most at risk. Additional discomfort when you are already sick is the last thing you need.