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Anonymous
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While I'm not an anthropologist, my estimation is that humans were naturally drawn to milk as a part of natural evolution.
We went from bashing animals on the head with rocks to doing much more physically intense things like, say, construction civilization from the ground up. Milk is pretty much the only way to get calcium naturally and the human body had an instinct to augment itself, so it told the brain it needed more calcium and humans started craving it.
Granted, there is calcium in a lot of other natural things, but almost all are inedible to humans. One could surmise that we may have started eating the bones of mammals to get calcium, but our intelligence kind of leaned us towards using bones as tools rather than food.
In either case, I completely agree with you. I once facepalmed hard at a PETA ad that claimed "No other mammals on the planet drink the milk of other mammals. Humans shouldn't either, it's not natural!". Which firstly is not true, many mammals will instinctively consume other mammals' milk if given the chance, and it's also scientifically impossible to claim for the reasons I stated above involving genetic production of lactase.
At the most, milk is "bad" for you if you drink a lot of whole milk daily, because it's a lot of fat. Well, duh, milk is supposed to have fat and a lot of calories because its natural purpose is to feed infants of the species to help them grow. Milk is a powerhouse of energy, it has essential fats, vitamin D and K, protein and carbs.
I have to say, if I was starving, I'd love to have access to a peanut butter sandwich and a big glass of milk. So much vital energy right there.
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