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The Genetic Mutation That Allows Milking Animals

Dairy is a huge part of mongolian diets. Some men consume up to 250 grams of lactos per day in horse milk, which they also then ferment make a kind of alcohol. People in mongolia do not have the ability to produce lacte as adults. Most mongolians are not producing the enzyme that digest lactos. But dairy is ahuge part of their diets. Even to day, in the countryside, some men consumption up to 250grams of lactosper day in horse Milk. Doctor warner has been searching for answers in the steps and plains of mongolia.

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