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vegan@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

Lactose intolerance is actually the human norm – but racism, the US government and business interests have made it into a condition

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Lactose intolerance is actually the human norm – but racism, the US government and business interests have made it into a condition

theconversation.com

Cousin Mose@lemmy.hogru.ch to

vegan@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

Lactose intolerance is actually the human norm – but racism, the US government and business interests have made it into a condition

theconversation.com

The vast majority of people around the world are lactose intolerant. But American propaganda and scientific biases have made milk and dairy products a staple in global diets.

Crossposted from https://lemmy.world/post/51273123

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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.

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