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Re:Centuries of milk marketing warped the way we think about... by JumpCrisscross on Saturday June 01, 2024 @11:48AM (#40546704)
> How "biologically recently" are you talking about ? In India, milk has been there since the first domestication of cattle 8000 years ago

10,000 years. See top comment.

North Indian lactase was inherited from the Middle East. (I’m Northern Indian, in large part.)

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Re:Centuries of milk marketing warped the way we think about... by lenkite on Sunday June 02, 2024 @07:43AM (#40553291)
That list _glaringly_ excludes butter. (Why ? That is so silly). Try adding it back and India will fall into top 5.
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Re:Centuries of milk marketing warped the way we think about... by alan-hn on Sunday June 02, 2024 @05:32PM (#40557334)
Right? Which Indians don't eat ghee
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