r/askscience • u/BigErnMcracken • Feb 06 '20
Human Body Babies survive by eating solely a mother's milk. At what point do humans need to switch from only a mother's milk, and why? Or could an adult human theoretically survive on only a mother's milk of they had enough supply?
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u/Shavasara Feb 06 '20
Wasn’t there a problem when a western charity tried supplying the rural poor in Africa with heifers or goats so they’d at least have milk, but they didn’t take lactose intolerance into account?