Jim Swayze wrote:

>Tad > Another link on the same Google search indicates that it is the
>beta-casein A1 protein that is linked to Type 1 diabetes and CHD and that
>milk with only beta-casein A2 does not have this problem. The link
>indicates that the cows that the Masai use are Zebu cattle and the milk
>from these cattle do not contain beta-casein A1.
>
>Mr. Argumentative again.  The article also states that the Masai DO have
>artheriosclerosis and that they'd die from it if they lived long enough.
>So much for the theory that they "thrive" on milk.
>
>
It doesn't quite say that they'd die from it (atherosclerosis, btw.
arteriosclerosis is something else) if they lived long enough.  Rather,
it says that because they don't live long enough we're not in a position
to say one way or the other.  I don't think the Masai can be used to
vindicate or criticize any diet theory because their current living
conditions are so bad.

Todd Moody
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