Lactose intolerance is actually the human norm – but racism, the US government and business interests have made it into a condition
https://theconversation.com/lactose-intolerance-is-actually-the-human-norm-but-racism-the-us-government-and-business-interests-have-made-it-into-a-condition-286550
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TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com · 15 pts · 5d
veganpizza69@lemmy.vg · 10 pts · 5d
How can congealed mammary fluid shoulder blame?
Jax@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 5d
Cuz it still has lactose
Nouvellalia@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 5d
Exercise and plenty of protein, from cheese ofc
TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com · 0 pts · 5d
sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 5d
I had to look up the rates of intolerance and admit I was surprised at how high they were.
Ephera@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 5d
Wikipedia has a good map:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactose_intolerance#Epidemiology
altphoto@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 5d
Wow, I always thought it was Japan that had the highest rate.
naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 5d
that's % people who can digest. Invert for intoorrance
altphoto@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 5d
Oh LOL 🤣
xep@discuss.online · 2 pts · 5d
We are just highly aware.
setsubyou@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 5d
It’s genetic and we all grow up with milk as a normal thing in many countries with European heritage, so it’s easy to not realize that there are large populations where almost everybody is intolerant.
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 5d
In Australia, flavoured milk is huge. My Polynesian colleagues would wince when I downed a 600ml strawberry Big M while on smoko (break).
eremophila@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 5d
Human babies are weaned onto calf etc milk
Weaning them onto calf etc milk is a slow process while they adapt to be able to consume something they were never meant to consume.
dbtng@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 5d
DougPiranha42@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 5d