(It’s worth noting that in other mammals, there aren’t any lactase-persistent adults – adult cows don’t have active lactase, and neither do cats or dogs, for example). As a result, if an adult drinks a lot of milk they may experience flatulence, painful cramps and even diarrhoea. Without lactase, we cannot properly digest the lactose in milk. But after we are weaned in early childhood, for many people this stops.
When we are babies, our bodies make a special enzyme called lactase that allows us to digest the lactose in our mother’s milk. Milk contains a type of sugar called lactose, which is distinct from the sugars found in fruit and other sweet foods. There is a biological reason why drinking animal milk is odd. Today, drinking milk is common practice in northern Europe, North America, and a patchwork of other places. The first people to drink milk regularly were early farmers and pastoralists in western Europe – some of the first humans to live with domesticated animals, including cows. Before about 10,000 years ago or so, hardly anybody drank milk, and then only on rare occasions. Set against the 300,000-year history of our species, drinking milk is quite a new habit. Cheese, which is essentially milk that has been allowed to go off, can still make many Chinese people feel sick. Back in 2000, China launched a nationwide campaign to encourage people to consume more milk and dairy products for health reasons – a campaign that had to overcome the deep suspicions of many older Chinese people. In many cultures it is almost unheard of.
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The runner-up in the 2018 series of The Apprentice (UK) ran a flavoured nut milk business.īut the rise of alternative milks is just the latest twist in the saga of humanity’s relationship with animal milk. These alternatives are often vegan-friendly and can be suitable for people who are allergic to milk, or intolerant of it. Alternative “milks” made from plants like soya or almonds are increasingly popular.
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