FYI, There Are Certain Cheeses You Can Still Eat If You’re Lactose Intolerant

During an icebreaker game in college, one of my classmates confessed that she wasn’t allowed to eat cheese in her apartment.

Her fiancé couldn’t stand the sight or smell of cheese. Personally, that would be a relationship dealbreaker, but for others, avoiding cheese isn’t just a personal preference.

“Lactose intolerance occurs when the small intestine produces too little lactase, the enzyme that digests lactose, which is the natural sugar in milk,” explained Michelle Routhenstein,...