CONSUMPTION OF DAIRY PRODUCTS AND LACTOSE INTOLERANCE REPORTED BY HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS IN WESTERN PARANÁ

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https://doi.org/10.48075/rfc.v25i41.30206

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Due to factors such as eating habits and nutritional composition, cow's milk is a widely consumed food. However, a portion of the population may have adverse reactions when consuming cow's milk and dairy products. The aim of the study was to evaluate the consumption of milk, dairy products and dairy substitutes, as well as the presence of lactose intolerance and associated symptoms reported by higher education students. The collection instrument was a questionnaire with 23 questions, whose answers were arranged in absolute and relative frequencies, and statistically analyzed. Most respondents reported that they are consumers of milk and dairy products, 85.9% and 97.4%, respectively. Regarding lactose intolerance, 7.8% of individuals reported having a medical diagnosis of the disease and 5.7% of participants reported that they “think they have”. The data indicated a high consumption of milk and its derivatives in the studied population, as well as a high presence of adverse reactions associated with the consumption of milk and its derivatives.

Keywords: Lactase, Dairy Products, plant extracts, food consumption.

Author Biographies

Caroline Fedato, Centro Universitário Assis Gurgacz, Cascavel-PR.

Graduada em Medicina pelo Centro Universitário Assis Gurgacz, Cascavel-PR.

Jefferson Kramin Martins, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, campus Francisco Beltrão-PR

Graduando do último ano do curso de Nutrição, da Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná. Atua em projetos de Iniciação Científica. 

Daniela Miotto Bernardi, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, campus Francisco Beltrão-PR

Doutora em Alimentos e Nutrição, pela UNICAMP.  Docente Adjunta da Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, campus Francisco Beltrão. 

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26-05-2023

How to Cite

FEDATO, C. .; KRAMIN MARTINS, J.; MIOTTO BERNARDI, D. CONSUMPTION OF DAIRY PRODUCTS AND LACTOSE INTOLERANCE REPORTED BY HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS IN WESTERN PARANÁ. Revista Faz Ciência, [S. l.], v. 25, n. 41, 2023. DOI: 10.48075/rfc.v25i41.30206. Disponível em: https://e-revista.unioeste.br/index.php/fazciencia/article/view/30206. Acesso em: 11 jun. 2025.

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