The two main kinds of agriculture were grain-dominated stationary & nomadic pastoral. Over several centuries preceding & during the industrial revolution, some regions of northwestern Europe developed a third kind of ag that combined the best of each: stationary pastoralism. /1
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Replying to @NickSzabo4
@TuurDemeester Imho it’s not that lactose intolerance is staggeringly low in NL. They’re just used to it. Prof. Fasano of Harvard says everyone is gluten intolerant. Some people just deal with it better than others.#StopDairy#StopGluten#BuyBitcoin1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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There's a specific gene producing a specific protein called lactase, which digests milk sugar. Without it, the sugar just passes thru or feeds the gut bacteria, often (but not always) producing lactose intolerance. "Schoolmelk" tradition only benefits lactase persistent people.
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