>The nomad Masai in Kenya drink/eat almost exclusively raw cows' milk
>,blood and meat. Tests done on them show they have extremely healthy
>blood lipid profiles. They are tall, slender,muscular and athletic. They
>have also been shown to have lactose intolerance amongst them, in
>numbers that are surprisingly high. The speculation for their apparent
>health is that they consume milk in large enough quantities to offset
>the intolerance, and thus get the nutrients they require.

        Maybe there is another reason, you are implying?  Maybe the raw milk does
not trigger lactose intolerant reactions?



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