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From: jj@alice.UUCP
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Subject: Milk in Sudan and Ethiopia
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Date: Wed, 6-Mar-85 13:12:22 EST
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Our local newspaper has an LA Times wire service story today
that shows George Bush pouring milk for starving refugees
of Ethiopia in Sudan.  I'm NOT going to comment on the 
"propaganda" value of the phote, but I am going to question
the wisdom of giving milk to African individuals, in light
of the prevalance of lactose intolerance.

I don't have any hard and fast information myself, so I'm
wondering if someone better informed would know what percentage
of 5-10 year old kids in that area would be lactose intolerant,
and what the results of lactose reaction are to a person who is
suffering from advanced malnutrition.


Sigh.


-- 
FESTINA LENTE

"...rice is nice, that's what they say..."
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