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Interesting factoid about lactose tolerance and geography - in Ireland we are big milk drinkers. Growing up I hadn't even heard of anyone being intolerant. And
by feintruled 6y ago
Interesting factoid about lactose tolerance and geography - in Ireland we are big milk drinkers. Growing up I hadn't even heard of anyone being intolerant. And indeed Ireland has the lowest incidence in the world:
https://milk.procon.org/lactose-intolerance-by-country/ https://milk.procon.org/lactose-intolerance-by-country/
I wonder how this came to be?
- gostsamo 6y agoI'd bet on poor soil, cold climate, and isolation. If the earth is not high quality and if the summer is not long enough for high yield per square meter, then you need animals to turn grass in to food. You can't eat too many of your animals for the same reason you can't buy grains from outside - it is expensive and you have too little to offer as export goods.
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