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It's not a hoax at all. The ability to digest lactose is due to a mutation in humans that began in Europe thousands of years ago. It's about as far from a hoax
by abrookewood 9y ago
It's not a hoax at all. The ability to digest lactose is due to a mutation in humans that began in Europe thousands of years ago. It's about as far from a hoax as you can get: You either produce the lactase enzyme (required to break down lactose) or you don't.
1. https://www.nature.com/news/archaeology-the-milk-revolution-1.13471 https://www.nature.com/news/archaeology-the-milk-revolution-...
2. https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/lactose-intolerance#sourcesforpage https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/lactose-intolerance#source...