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It's always been bad for you.

by Karuma 3y ago

kikokikokiko 3y ago
Tell that to the Massai, that live basically on a diet of milk, meat and blood. Just because you wish it to be bad it doesn't change reality my dude.
- throwaway2056 3y ago
  Comparing hn-ers lifestyle/needs to that of Massai? not the best idea.
  - kikokikokiko 3y ago
    It's indifferent to the question. Some food is either healthy for human consumption or it's not. The argument is: if a population of humans exist that makes milk a very substantial portion of their diet, and is perfectly fine, arguing that it's bad for humans is complete stupidity.
- denton-scratch 3y ago
  https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/lactose-intolerance/#frequency https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/lactose-intoleran... "Lactase nonpersistence is most prevalent in people of East Asian descent, with 70 to 100 percent of people affected in these communities." Masai herdsmen are East Africans; so I find that statistic bewildering. "Lactase nonpersistence" means the decline of the production of the enzyme lactase beyond infancy. I don't know whether lactase nonpersistence is equivalent to lactose intolerance.
  - kikokikokiko 3y ago
    A (very small) percentage of the population is alergic to peanuts. They can even die if they ingest a peanut by accident. Does it make so that "peanuts are bad for you"? Can I make this argument? Milk is perfectly fine and is an important part of a healthy diet, for 90% of the population of the Americas, Europe, Africa etc. The magnitude of the propaganda to make people think otherwise simply baffles me.
    - foogazi 3y ago
      > Milk is perfectly fine and is an important part of a healthy diet, for 90% of the population of the Americas Is this true ? I’ve understood milk is for babies and adults don’t need it
- jitix 3y ago
  They specifically adapted to survive on that diet due to both group level isolation and individual upbringing (gut bacteria development). Different socio-cultural groups often have different tolerance for common food items.
- helsinkiandrew 3y ago
  > Tell that to the Massai, that live basically on a diet of milk, meat and blood They also live a mainly active, nomadic lifestyle herding cows rather than sitting down staring at a computer screen - and usually die in their forties.

It's always been bad for you.

by Karuma 3y ago

It's always been bad for you.

Tell that to the Massai, that live basically on a diet of milk, meat and blood. Just because you wish it to be bad it doesn't change reality my dude.

throwaway2056 3y ago
Comparing hn-ers lifestyle/needs to that of Massai? not the best idea.
- kikokikokiko 3y ago
  It's indifferent to the question. Some food is either healthy for human consumption or it's not. The argument is: if a population of humans exist that makes milk a very substantial portion of their diet, and is perfectly fine, arguing that it's bad for humans is complete stupidity.
denton-scratch 3y ago
https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/lactose-intolerance/#frequency https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/lactose-intoleran... "Lactase nonpersistence is most prevalent in people of East Asian descent, with 70 to 100 percent of people affected in these communities." Masai herdsmen are East Africans; so I find that statistic bewildering. "Lactase nonpersistence" means the decline of the production of the enzyme lactase beyond infancy. I don't know whether lactase nonpersistence is equivalent to lactose intolerance.
- kikokikokiko 3y ago
  A (very small) percentage of the population is alergic to peanuts. They can even die if they ingest a peanut by accident. Does it make so that "peanuts are bad for you"? Can I make this argument? Milk is perfectly fine and is an important part of a healthy diet, for 90% of the population of the Americas, Europe, Africa etc. The magnitude of the propaganda to make people think otherwise simply baffles me.
  - foogazi 3y ago
    > Milk is perfectly fine and is an important part of a healthy diet, for 90% of the population of the Americas Is this true ? I’ve understood milk is for babies and adults don’t need it
jitix 3y ago
They specifically adapted to survive on that diet due to both group level isolation and individual upbringing (gut bacteria development). Different socio-cultural groups often have different tolerance for common food items.
helsinkiandrew 3y ago
> Tell that to the Massai, that live basically on a diet of milk, meat and blood They also live a mainly active, nomadic lifestyle herding cows rather than sitting down staring at a computer screen - and usually die in their forties.