I'm Northern European and just washed a piece of chocolate cake down with a big glass of fresh lactose. We buy our milk fresh from the local dairy rather than suffer the homogenized, pasteurized crap. My wife had sensitivities to lactose first thing in the morning. If she had milk or yogurt shortly after waking up it would upset her stomach and make her nauseous. After switching to raw milk she has zero sensitivities and can drink milk or eat yogurt first thing after waking. It also cured our sons' hay fever, eliminating the need for Claritin, etc.
