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Lactose Tolerance Evolution: How Periodic Famine, Disease Outbreaks Led Ancient Europeans to Start Drinking Milk

Medicine & Technology Jul 28, 2022

A study revealed that lactose tolerance started to evolve in Europeans about 9,000 years ago. How did famine and diseases contribute to this? Read to find out.

Milk drinking

Lactose Tolerance Evolution: How Periodic Famine, Disease Outbreaks Led Ancient Europeans to Start Drinking Milk

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