August 2022 PMID 35896751

Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe.

Richard P Evershed, George Davey Smith, Mélanie Roffet-Salque, Adrian Timpson, Yoan Diekmann, Matthew S Lyon, Lucy J E Cramp, Emmanuelle Casanova, Jessica Smyth, Helen L Whelton, Julie Dunne, Veronika Brychova, Lucija Šoberl, Pascale Gerbault, Rosalind E Gillis

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What people are saying

The discussions prominently highlight that lactase persistence is not solely an adaptation for milk consumption, with one poster pointing out that humans were consuming milk for thousands of years before developing this trait. The use of phrases like 'challenges current views' and 'complex relationship' indicates a tone of critical engagement, showing that the publication has sparked thoughtful inquiry into the historical and genetic narratives of dairy consumption.

AgreementModerate agreement

There is a general consensus among the discussions that supports the findings of the publication, although some express skepticism about interpretations.

InterestHigh interest

Participants show a strong curiosity about the implications of lactase persistence and its historical context.

EngagementModerate engagement

While many posts exhibit a moderate level of engagement, discussing methods and results, others simply share the publication without deeper analysis.

ImpactHigh impact

Many contributors believe the publication holds significant importance for understanding genetic evolution in relation to dietary practices.

Abstract in brief

  • Lactase persistence (LP) evolved as a significant genetic trait in European, African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian populations over the last 10,000 years, largely influenced by milk consumption patterns.
  • Despite evidence of widespread milk use in Europe since the Neolithic period, the relationship between prehistoric milk consumption and LP allele frequency is complex and suggests that other factors, such as environmental stressors, may have played a role in driving LP selection.
  • The findings indicate that LP's rise in frequency may be better understood in the context of population dynamics and challenges faced by societies, rather than solely through the lens of milk exploitation.

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John Hawks
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My feed is full of people saying that lactase persistence is not an adaptation for milk consumption. I read the paper. It doesn’t say that. I don’t understand the hype here. https://t.co/eIzpDhIbwn

Jul 27, 2022 · 49 likes · 11 shares · 28,366 followers View post →
Alfons López Tena
@alfonslopeztena · X

Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe — Humans' ability to digest lactose became common almost 5,000 years later than the first signs of human milk consumption, which date back to around 6,000 BCE https://t.co/GlwxeioZah

Jul 27, 2022 · 13 likes · 10 shares · 188,213 followers View post →
Oscar GR
@OscarGenomics · X

Ya en el neolítico aparecen restos de proteínas de la leche en utensilios de los primeros agricultores. Los animales proporcionaban leche, carne, lana y fuerza. 6/ https://t.co/SoDP7bX5cf

Aug 13, 2023 · 10 likes · 2 shares · 8,037 followers View post →
Chris Stringer
@ChrisStringer65 · X

Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe | Nature https://t.co/aU5vK3xck3

Jul 27, 2022 · 9 likes · 1 share · 29,638 followers View post →
G. Deniz Salali
@DenizSalali · X

We needed new examples for the gene-culture co-evolution, anyways. I thought lactase persistence example was overused. This paper challenges it: Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe | Nature https://t.co/mZ4Gqov8Ce

Jul 28, 2022 · 9 likes · 2 shares · 1,518 followers View post →
Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
@TomHoltzPaleo · X

Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe https://t.co/sK2rFwypNp

Jul 29, 2022 · 3 likes · 31,829 followers View post →

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Messy
@increasingmess · X

Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe In European and many African, ME and southern Asian populations, lactase persistence (LP) is the most strongly selected monogenic trait to have evolved over the past 10k  years https://t.co/Pwn7peDaVk

Dec 22, 2024 · 497 followers View post →
LiorLefineder
@lefineder · X

Study: "Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe" https://t.co/rUzdqm76sG

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ANA MA. VILCHEZ V-M
@anakyta · X

RT @OscarGenomics: Ya en el neolítico aparecen restos de proteínas de la leche en utensilios de los primeros agricultores. Los animales pro…

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Oscar GR
@OscarGenomics · X

Ya en el neolítico aparecen restos de proteínas de la leche en utensilios de los primeros agricultores. Los animales proporcionaban leche, carne, lana y fuerza. 6/ https://t.co/SoDP7bX5cf

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Atlanto Celtica
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RT @mt_genes: Nice follow-up on our paper on “Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe” from Ewen Callaway: ht…

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UCL Discovery
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Open Access UCL Research: Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe https://t.co/lMCLd78KoN

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tipthebalanceuk
@tipthebalanceuk · X

Author Correction: Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe https://t.co/FCcRMJl50s

Aug 30, 2022 · 1 like · 25 followers View post →
John Sears
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RT @RTB_HRoss: Study shows episodes of famine and disease at the dawn of the neolithic revolution ~10,000 years ago accelerated lactose tol…

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Bobby
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Author Correction: Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe https://t.co/wrYDQAZUxQ

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Hugh Ross
@RTB_HRoss · X

Study shows episodes of famine and disease at the dawn of the neolithic revolution ~10,000 years ago accelerated lactose tolerance in the human population: https://t.co/wlSkDJPFaQ

Aug 29, 2022 · 3 likes · 1 share · 24,003 followers View post →
高大伟 David Cowhig
@gaodawei · X

@Dali_Yang Full text courtesy of the authors: "Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe" https://t.co/4AIDsQCmQl

Aug 19, 2022 · 1 like · 11,226 followers View post →
Angsuman Chakraborty ✪
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Eva Fernández
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Neolithic Miscellany
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Take a look! Evershed, R. P. et al. (2022) ‘Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe’, Nature. https://t.co/n5sBDIpupR

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Nadia Poloni
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Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe. https://t.co/YFrRFp6Nei Nuestros ancestros han adquirido mucho más tarde la mutación que les permite digerir el azúcar de esta leche,incluso en la edad adulta. Esta mutación habría sido seleccionada ⤵️

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Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
@TomHoltzPaleo · X

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@hlcao · X

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Everson Nunes
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Interesting read... by Evershed et al. Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe. Nature (2022). https://t.co/Ivb2FkNIoP https://t.co/F8vgt45Fgl

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Eva Brandl
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Isegoria
@Isegoria · X

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RT @sarekore: 乳糖非耐性の人が大きな悪影響なしにミルクを飲むことができるとしたら、何が多くのヨーロッパ人に乳糖耐性を急速に広めたのでしょうか?統計モデルは、乳糖耐性を付与する遺伝子変異体が、飢饉や病原体の影響を受けたときに集団で増加したことを示唆しました。Natu…

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@FelipeMR71 · X

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サイエンスあれこれ
@sarekore · X

乳糖非耐性の人が大きな悪影響なしにミルクを飲むことができるとしたら、何が多くのヨーロッパ人に乳糖耐性を急速に広めたのでしょうか?統計モデルは、乳糖耐性を付与する遺伝子変異体が、飢饉や病原体の影響を受けたときに集団で増加したことを示唆しました。Nature誌https://t.co/sNoQFF20Jw

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UCL Anthropology
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RT @DenizSalali: We needed new examples for the gene-culture co-evolution, anyways. I thought lactase persistence example was overused. Thi…

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@ProfManagement · X

Dairying, diseases and the evolution of #lactase persistence in #Europe | ⁦@Nature⁩: „Europeans were consuming #milk without lactase for thousands of years, despite the misery from gas and cramping it might have caused.“ https://t.co/x0s7lN3O1G

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G. Deniz Salali
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We needed new examples for the gene-culture co-evolution, anyways. I thought lactase persistence example was overused. This paper challenges it: Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe | Nature https://t.co/mZ4Gqov8Ce

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RT @mt_genes: Our paper on “Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe” out in @Nature today, with Richard Evers…

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Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe https://t.co/51gVLFuhJp

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RT @mt_genes: Our paper on “Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe” out in @Nature today, with Richard Evers…

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Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe | Nature https://t.co/pEAF9zFdxh

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Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe https://t.co/PYchMV70IO

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Howard Lee
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RT @johnhawks: My feed is full of people saying that lactase persistence is not an adaptation for milk consumption. I read the paper. It do…

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RT @mt_genes: Our paper on “Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe” out in @Nature today, with Richard Evers…

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Eneko Iriarte
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RT @mt_genes: Nice follow-up on our paper on “Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe” from Ewen Callaway: ht…

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Łukasz Pospieszny
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RT @ogu_bristol: New paper led by Richard Evershed, George Davey Smith, Melanie Roffet-Salque and Mark Thomas titled "Dairying, diseases an…

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RT @mt_genes: Our paper on “Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe” out in @Nature today, with Richard Evers…

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RT @mt_genes: Our paper on “Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe” out in @Nature today, with Richard Evers…

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David Morales-Álamo
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Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe | published in @Nature | https://t.co/qg4xTzlDLY

Jul 27, 2022 · 3 likes · 3,763 followers View post →
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Alfons López Tena
@alfonslopeztena · X

Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe — Humans' ability to digest lactose became common almost 5,000 years later than the first signs of human milk consumption, which date back to around 6,000 BCE https://t.co/GlwxeioZah

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BeetleMania
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RT @mt_genes: Our paper on “Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe” out in @Nature today, with Richard Evers…

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Prof.Turi King
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Debbie Kennett
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RT @mt_genes: Our paper on “Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe” out in @Nature today, with Richard Evers…

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Pete Heintzman
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RT @mt_genes: Our paper on “Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe” out in @Nature today, with Richard Evers…

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Chris Stringer
@ChrisStringer65 · X

Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe | Nature https://t.co/aU5vK3xck3

Jul 27, 2022 · 9 likes · 1 share · 29,638 followers View post →
Hank Greely
@HankGreelyLSJU · X

RT @johnhawks: My feed is full of people saying that lactase persistence is not an adaptation for milk consumption. I read the paper. It do…

Jul 27, 2022 · 11 shares · 8,569 followers View post →
John Hawks
@johnhawks · X

My feed is full of people saying that lactase persistence is not an adaptation for milk consumption. I read the paper. It doesn’t say that. I don’t understand the hype here. https://t.co/eIzpDhIbwn

Jul 27, 2022 · 49 likes · 11 shares · 28,366 followers View post →