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[โ€“] Auli@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

There is a biological reason we humans in general have issue digesting milk.

Europeans developed lactose tolerance as adults around 5000 years ago.

Lactose digesting typically diminishes in mammals as they are weaned off milk.