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One small proof of our continued and sustained existence as a Balkan people, that being our Balkan heritage of very high rates of Lactose Intolerance (LI), which is known to be the case for today's Macedonians
This is in stark contrast to our Slavic speaking "brethren" far to the North like the Ukrainians and Russians who have very low levels of LI
Complete Lactose Intolerance is the default for ancient humans, therefore groups like the Russians with low levels of LI are derivative of older groups that have higher LI
Macedonians having high levels of LI indicate that Macedonians as a people are one of the older genetic *(for LI) populations from which other groups may have derived
Below is a Lactose Intolerance World Distribution Map
By the way Lactose Intolerance means that lactose, the major sugar in milk, cannot be broken down or metabolized in the gut
This is just one small piece in the puzzle that may shed some light on our true origins, one that may have little to do with the Slav migration theory
Cheers
BC
*Edited for clarity
This is in stark contrast to our Slavic speaking "brethren" far to the North like the Ukrainians and Russians who have very low levels of LI
Complete Lactose Intolerance is the default for ancient humans, therefore groups like the Russians with low levels of LI are derivative of older groups that have higher LI
Macedonians having high levels of LI indicate that Macedonians as a people are one of the older genetic *(for LI) populations from which other groups may have derived
Below is a Lactose Intolerance World Distribution Map
By the way Lactose Intolerance means that lactose, the major sugar in milk, cannot be broken down or metabolized in the gut
This is just one small piece in the puzzle that may shed some light on our true origins, one that may have little to do with the Slav migration theory
Cheers
BC
*Edited for clarity
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