They don’t eat dairy because almost all of them lack the enzyme lactase. S
Does 75% of the world’s population lack the enzyme lactase?
“Improved lactose digestion and intolerance among African-American adolescent girls fed a dairy-rich diet.”. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 2000.
“Approximately 75% of the world’s population loses the ability to completely digest a physiological dose of lactose after infancy”.
Read this: Lactose intolerance - Wikipedia
well it seems to boil down to where your ancestors are from Scott!
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well it seems to boil down to where your ancestors are from Scott!
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That does seem to be the main gist of it, which is very interesting. I wonder how that happened, from an evolutionary perspective?
There do seem to be a few wonky ones though. Like Japan, which has “a lower prevalence of lactose intolerance in spite of a genetic predisposition”. And Mongolians. According to the Wiki article on lactose intolerance Mongolians and central Asians are 80-90% lactose intolerant. Yet, the Wiki article on Mongolian cuisine tells us that “the cuisine primarily consists of dairy products, meat, and animal fats”. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolian_cuisine. Having been to Mongolia (The Land Which Vegetables Forgot) I can confirm this is true (and very unappetizing).
Also, the Wiki article says 66% of Greek Cypriots are lactose intolerant. All I can say is thank God one of the other 34% invented Haloumi, the King of Cheeses! 
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Vic
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well it seems to boil down to where your ancestors are from Scott!
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That does seem to be the main gist of it, which is very interesting. I wonder how that happened, from an evolutionary perspective?
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By the same token, I always did find it odd that humans are the only species who appropriate the milk from other species for their own consumption. I still can’t figure out who the first human being was that saw a baby calf, baby goat or baby yak and thought, “I need to move that little fellow out of the way and drink me some of that!”
Victoria - isn’t halloumi made from goat or sheeps milk? I think that’s supposed to be easier to digest. And maybe they have yaks out there in Mongolia rather than cows.
Just to add fuel to the fire, my allergist maintains that many people have “problems with dairy” but don’t really seem to know it or continue to deny it i.e. constant sinus issues, achy muscles/joints, headaches, coughing, wheezing, stomach and intestinal issues, dizziness, nausea, etc. Another bonus variable: how the dairy is actually processed (antibiotics fed to cows or not,etc.) that you may want to consider as well. Bottom line: you need to eliminate the stuff to see if you improve or not. Too bad dairy is so darned delicious…
Gail
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Victoria - isn’t halloumi made from goat or sheeps milk? I think that’s supposed to be easier to digest. And maybe they have yaks out there in Mongolia rather than cows.
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According to the Wiki article all those animals have roughly the same lactose content in their milk. In fact yaks a tiny bit more:
Milk. Human milk has the highest lactose percentage at around 9%. Unprocessed cow milk has 4.7% lactose. Unprocessed milk from other bovids contains similar lactose percentages (goat milk 4.7%,[62] buffalo 4.86%,[63] yak 4.93%,[64] sheep milk 4.6%)
Weird!
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By the same token, I always did find it odd that humans are the only species who appropriate the milk from other species for their own consumption. I still can’t figure out who the first human being was that saw a baby calf, baby goat or baby yak and thought, “I need to move that little fellow out of the way and drink me some of that!”
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Or how the Mongolians, a people who have experienced a multitude of cultures and cuisines,still think the most appetizing way to serve goat is to jsut hack it to pieces and boil it.
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still think the most appetizing way to serve goat is to jsut hack it to pieces and boil it.
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:lol: At least they’re not sacrificing them – or are they?
Vic – did you see the new quote from Hawking today re the afterlife? It would certainly ruffle some feathers.
S
Yeah - Hawking. I’m waiting for the publication of his placebo-controlled, double blinded RCT on this :lol:
Dizzy Izzy
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still think the most appetizing way to serve goat is to jsut hack it to pieces and boil it.
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:lol: At least they’re not sacrificing them – or are they?
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Ha! They are mostly Mahayana Buddhists so not so big on the sacrificing, in fact they’d probably have to do a few prostrations to rebalance the karma.
Sitting down to giant hunks of boiled goat, gripping it by the bone - it’s like dinner with the Flintstones.
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Vic – did you see the new quote from Hawking today re the afterlife? It would certainly ruffle some feathers.
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You certainly wouldn’t want there to be an afterlife after the living hell of facing the prospect of an early death from MND for 49 years!
Scott, how’s the elimination diet going? Any progress to report?
I’m thinking that, when school is out, we might have the kid do another trial of an elimination diet. Before we decide, I’d love to hear how it’s going for you.
Mamabear