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I think you're missing the most common reason. Up to 65% of the global population is lactose intolerant to a degree. https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/lactose-

I think you're missing the most common reason. Up to 65% of the global population is lactose intolerant to a degree. https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/lactose-intolerance https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/lactose-intolerance

lawlorino 8y ago
As a counterpoint that's not uniformly distributed globally, the incidence is much lower in Northern Europe including UK where OP is from.
- Dimtree 8y ago
  As a counter-counterpoint, you assume OP's ethnicity is Northern European just because he lives in the UK.
n4r9 8y ago
That might be the most common reason globally, but not necessarily in the UK where only 5% are intolerant. Many of those can tolerate small amounts such as you'd put in tea/coffee.
dragonwriter 8y ago
Lactose-free dairy products are readily available.