Why are we the only adult mammals to drink milk?

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Post #197,540 by mmoffitt 3/7/05 4:42:36 PM Reply	Why are we the only adult mammals to drink milk? bcnu, Mikem Eine Leute. Eine Welt. Ein F\ufffdhrer. God Bless America.
Post #197,541 by Andrew Grygus 3/7/05 4:49:21 PM Reply	It was a survival tactic for certain European . . . . . and Central Asian tribes, and is localized and a fairly recent development. Most of the population of the world cannot tolerate milk once they achieve adulthood, nor can most animals (house cats obviously excepted). [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #197,543 by ben_tilly 3/7/05 5:07:34 PM Reply	Not all house cats tolerate milk either They love it, but some breeds have indigestion if they get it. IIRC Siamese cats are one of the breeds that should avoid milk. Cheers, Ben I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Post #197,546 by inthane-chan 3/7/05 5:39:26 PM Reply	Re: Not all house cats tolerate milk either In cats, especially fixed males, it can cause urinary tract blockage as well. The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries, is not "Eureka!" but "That's funny..." -Isaac Asimov
Post #197,557 by boxley 3/7/05 7:54:12 PM Reply	The central asians fermented it, and mixed it with blood so perhaps rendering it somewhat harmless thanx, bill Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 48 years. meep questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org]
Post #197,575 by Andrew Grygus 3/7/05 9:26:30 PM Reply	Yes, the fermentation . . . . would make it digestible by Orientals. The reason rennet for cheese making is extracted from the fourth stomach of suckling calves (some disasembly required) is that older calves have already lost their milk digesting enzymes. Keeping milk cattle in production does produce a surplus of suckling calves, but nowhere near enough for our current cheese manufacturing plants. Today most rennet is produced in factory fermenting tanks by genetically altered bacteria. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]

Yet another nutrition theory promoted by . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (8) - March 7, 2005, 04:09:31 PM EST

Why are we the only adult mammals to drink milk? -NT - (mmoffitt) - (5) - March 7, 2005, 04:42:36 PM EST

It was a survival tactic for certain European . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (4) - March 7, 2005, 04:49:21 PM EST

Not all house cats tolerate milk either - (ben_tilly) - (1) - March 7, 2005, 05:07:34 PM EST

Re: Not all house cats tolerate milk either - (inthane-chan) - March 7, 2005, 05:39:26 PM EST

The central asians fermented it, and mixed it with blood - (boxley) - (1) - March 7, 2005, 07:54:12 PM EST

Yes, the fermentation . . - (Andrew Grygus) - March 7, 2005, 09:26:30 PM EST

OTOH - goats milk - (Ashton) - March 7, 2005, 08:24:05 PM EST

Don't be cowed by the bull! -NT - (ben_tilly) - March 7, 2005, 08:33:48 PM EST

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