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[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

That's kinda how the very small percentage of humans that aren't lactose intolerant became lactose tolerant. The only way you can be lactose tolerant, as over 80% of humans are lactose intolerant, is to be descended from mid-northern European ancestry. Basically the proto Germanic and proto Southern Nordic tribes force fed themselves so much cheese and milk that they became lactose tolerant.

[–] ngdev@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

that aren't lactose intolerant became lactose tolerant

they... stayed the same?

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Intolerant ≠ tolerant. They weren't lactose tolerant originally. We can actually prove that with their remains and DNA.

[–] ngdev@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

i think its just bad wording or something bc i had to read that a dozen times to figure out what you meant