There is lactose free cow water. Also, plant based milk doesn’t have lactose.
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WoahWoah@lemmy.world 5 months agoAlmost 70% of the global population of adult humans are lactose intolerant. Whether you think drinking milk as an adult is weird or not, it isn’t something most human adults can easily do without digestive problems, and, because of that, it’s somewhat unusual to many people.
InternetPerson@lemmings.world 5 months ago
Ullallulloo@civilloquy.com 5 months ago
It’s extremely regional though. Lactose intolerance is definitely the minority in the English-speaking world that would be on here.
WoahWoah@lemmy.world 5 months ago
English is the most spoken language in the world.
Most lactose tolerant people are white.
Are you subtly trying to say you assume most people on Lemmy are white?
It’s pretty clear just by reading this thread that there pretty mixed opinions about the idea of an adult drinking a glass of milk. Some find it viscerally disgusting and others find it completely normal.
dan@upvote.au 5 months ago
I assume you mean languages that are either spoken as a first or second language, because if you just look at native speakers, more people speak Mandarin than English.
WoahWoah@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Ullallulloo@civilloquy.com 5 months ago
Yeah, I’m assuming most people are American or European. I think 40% is a high estimate, but even among the lactose intolerant people I know in real life, I’ve never met one who thinks drinking milk is weird. Most even consume dairy products, just lactose-free versions or enduring the consequences.
WoahWoah@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Unless you hang out exclusively with white people, there are a lot of people that thing drinking a glass of milk is weird, they just don’t tell you, because they’re polite.
Dairy “products” are a separate concern. Most people produce some level of lactase, but a glass of cow’s milk is a separate thing.
Aged cheese, for instance, is a different thing. Why would aging cheese add distinct flavors? Because bacteria is digesting the sugars (lact-OSE) and converting it into other things.
I love cabot cheddar myself for cheap stuff. If you want to know the lactose content of cheese or other dairy products, if there are no added sugars, just check the sugar content. That’s lactose. If it says zero, it’s near zero.
I’ve never met an adult in my life, of any color, that orders a glass of milk and drinks it. I’m sure it happens, but I guess just not in the circles I run in.