Myths perpetuate about any number of topics, frombabiestohairandbirthmarks.
That’s right: Not everything you know about cheese is true.
This is because cheese goes through an aging process, which is essentially fermentation.
During this process, lactic acid bacteria turn the lactose into lactic acid, asper Prevention.
Further, asWebMD explains, being lactose intolerant is not the same thing as having a dairy allergy.
If you experience digestive issues with cheese, you may actually have the latter and not be lactose intolerant.
All Recipes, meanwhile, gets even more specific with calculating lactose.
And after one month, the aged cheese will be completely free of lactose.
