Why are so many people in the world unable to digest lactose?

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Why are so many people in the world unable to digest lactose?

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Most mammals cant once they reach adulthood, because the only milk they tend to drink comes from their mothers. Once they don’t need to breastfeed anymore, they don’t need to digest lactose anymore. It’s actually super weird that so many adults _can_ digest lactose.

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