In a message dated 9/24/02 2:46:45 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:

>those population groups that do retain the ability
>to produce lactase and digest milk into adulthood are
>those descended from the very people who first began
>domesticating animals for milking during the Neolithic
>period several thousand years ago.[119] (

I had a Organic Chem teacher who was from China and for some reason after she
came to America, she decided that it was important for her and her husband to
drink milk. At first, they had a lot of difficulty, but after a while they
adapted/habituated/something. She claimed that the whole lactase/enzyme
machinery could be restarted with sufficient stimulation and that that is
what happened to her and her husband. Has anyone ever heard of this
phenomenon before? Another Chinese friend who was raised in China was given
milk throughout her childhood --  I think she was sickly and the doctor
thought she needed milk -- while her siblings were not. She claims she's
never had trouble with milk but that her sisters, brothers, parents, etc. are
incredibly intolerant of the stuff.


Namaste, Liz
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