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Re:Humans did not evolve to ride bicycles (2017) by imtringued on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @06:00PM (#30784038)
I'm not going to pretend to be an expert but lactose intolerance depends on gut microbes which doesn't require evolution to change. You can alleviate symptoms of lactose intolerance with probiotics/kefir.
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Re:Humans did not evolve to ride bicycles (2017) by throwawaycities on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @06:40PM (#30784497)
> lactose intolerance depends on gut microbes which doesn't require evolution to change.

I was responding to a comment that expressly said we evolved to consume milk after domesticating cows.

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