Somewhat less than 40% of people in the world retain the ability to digest lactose after childhood. The numbers are often given as close to 0% of Native Americans, 5% of Asians, 25% of African and Caribbean peoples, 50% of Mediterranean peoples and 90% of northern Europeans.
Most Adults Can't Digest Milk - ABC News
It's called marketing!!
As the article indicates, ALL HUMANS are lactose tolerant as infants. The intolerance arises when certain racial groups stop producing the enzyme needed to digest milk between the ages of 2 and 5 years of age. Europeans, especially western and northern Europeans, retain this genetic adaption because milk and milk-based products are a continuing source of nutrition and feature heavily in Europed-derived diets.
Since the issue of lactose intolerance in certain adult populations has been widely known for at least 30 years and the market has already responded by providing a variety of lactose free products, this is yet another example of a racialist (professional racism monger) tempest in a teapot.
I’m sure we will be hearing about a major initiative on it from the Clinton campaign at any moment.
But all children can, or pretty much all. Not good for infants.
I remember the first few times ice cream had me in the bathroom twenty minutes are eating it.
One of the saddest days in my life. I lost my youth AND my ice cream.