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Indians and Lactose Intolerance

Around 90% of people in India are lactose intolerant. Lactose tolerance is based on a mutation that emerged convergently in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East around 10,000 years ago.

Results from this paper:

https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/gastrointestinal-articles/lactose-tolerance-in-the-indian-dairyland