Originally Posted by Jarery
Do you just make this crap up?
Do some research on a site the isnt weston price. You'll see that lactose intolerance is not some 'new' disease that has suddenly occured after pasturization was introduced. In fact its the norm.
A reference please Jarery, Yes Dairy may be difficult for some to digest, just as wheat and gluten is difficult to digest and infact gluten intolerence is something that goes back a long time. Traditional preperation techniques with fermentation being the most important of them were/are important to assist digestion.
As ugly as this sounds natural selection may have played a role here. In wheat dominant societies such as the middle east children who are gluten intolerent die in their childhood years. Gluten intolerence is still reasonable common in European societies where other staples exist. In dairy dominant cultures lactose intolerence would be rare however I don't think that lactose intolerence has the same deadly consequenses as gluten intolerence does.
Regards, Anthony