As for genetic vs cultural things, I know that the plural of anecdote is not data, but I know plenty of Ashkenazi Jews (including most of my family) who grew up in the American culture of having several glasses of milk a day and still ended up lactose intolerant by the middle of elementary school.
That's interesting anecdotal evidence, Hil, but by the same token, I know plenty of Cubans/Latinos, including myself, who grew up not only having the American culture of several glasses of milk a day but also having many culturally traditional milk-based drinks and foods, such as café con leche, flans and puddings, and never having an issue.
As far as the ethnic make up of Cubans, you've got a mélange of native islanders, African, Southern European, Canary Islanders (I include them as separate from African because for all I know they could be ethnically different), plus an influx of Asian (Chinese) and Jew, but those are mostly within the last 100-150 years and relatively small, so the genetic impact is probably not too strong yet.
The pamphlet was a compilation from several studies and some of the statistics were over a decade old. Whether or not that matters, I don't know, nor really, do I care. I was just kind of startled by the blanket statement about blacks and Latinos.
The amount of saturated fat in 1 glass of 2% milk is not going to be the deciding factor in the vast vast vast majority of heart disease patients.
Exactly.
Of course lots of pets love drinking milk! Lots of dogs will eat cat poop if they have the chance! You're gonna trust their judgment? Liking something does not mean it's good for you.
Of course lots of pets love drinking milk! My dogs also love to eat all kinds of crap that is absolutely horrible for them.
Like poo. I figure any animal that eats poo is pretty indiscriminate in what it will eat.
Though it makes me laugh that the one food type that they'll shun is leafy greens. When I drop anything on the floor, then come running like they've never been fed before, ever, and if they can't eat the Floor Treat, they'll waste away.
When the Floor Treat is leafy greens, they sniff it and then look up at me as if to say, "Hey, you tracked some foliage in here; better clean it up."
Liking something does not mean it's good for you.
Crap.
No more crystal meth for you, missy!
Hee, Teppy, cross-posted with the poo! I went back and edited.
No more crystal meth for you, missy!
DAMMIT.
It's probably a good thing I didn't buy those three bags of Doritos last weekend, too, huh? Listening to my body does not work for me as a health strategy -- my body pretty much always wants salt and fat.
Listening to my body does not work for me as a health strategy -- my body pretty much always wants salt and fat.
Oh yes, so does mine. And my body weight right now is evidence of my listening way too much to cravings.... It is also evidence that I stopped going to the gym about 3 years ago.
ETA: Actually, on the whole, I eat healthy foods; I just eat WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY too much of them. They taste good!
When the Floor Treat is leafy greens, they sniff it and then look up at me as if to say, "Hey, you tracked some foliage in here; better clean it up."
One of my classmates had a dog that she used to bring into the office when we were studying late or on weekends. He would eat any food that we dropped on the floor. Whenever one of us was eating, the dog would sit under our desks, just waiting for food to drop. Once I dropped a bit of cabbage when I was eating some Ethiopian food, and Rascal ate it, got this horrified look on his face, and then just looked up at me with such betrayal in his eyes.
Hee, Teppy, cross-posted with the poo! I went back and edited.
Dogs and poo-eating. I swear. We try to watch them when they go in the backyard, but we don't always, which is inevitably when they chow down on poo. Which can lead to GI badness, which we're dealing with now, but the dogs love it, because that means they get chicken and rice cooked fresh for them.
Spoiled critters. Do they ever cook for us? No respect.
