Lactic acid is also made in the mouth, where specialised bacteria convert glucose and other sugars to lactic acid. Lactic acid in your mouth can cause tooth decay.

Fermented foods such as sauerkraut, a staple of many Christmas market dishes, are a healthy source of lactic acid bacteria ...

Unlike the usual energy-release pathways in normal cells, cancer cells are known to adapt to derive more energy from glucose uptake, followed by lactic acid fermentation — the so-called Warburg ...