Curator/Sister Y read of the theory that lactose/gluten tolerance evolved so we would put up with civilization and asked if there was evidence “Northern Euros and Tuaregs more blissed-out, docile, and civilization-adapted than Asians”. I don’t know the answer, but it might be found in a World Value Survey (they have questions about feeling restless) or some Pew Global Research. I’ll try and look into it later.
On that sort of subject, kudos to n/a for pointing out some data that corrected the Audacious Epigone (no slouch himself).
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May 25, 2009 at 3:48 pm
A very carbohydrate heavy diet (grains, rice, vegetables) that East Asians have been eating for a long time is known to be feminizing. It reduces testosterone levels in males, making them more docile.
Furthermore, soy derived foods like tofu that is an East Asian staple is loaded with phytoestrogens which raise estrogen levels in males.
The Masai warriors of Kenya are lactose tolerant. They are certainly not docile.
May 25, 2009 at 7:57 pm
Sounds like what Peter Frost has been saying.
May 28, 2009 at 5:58 am
The idea of Northern Europeans as “docile” is rather funny unless you restrict your sample space to the last 60 years.
May 28, 2009 at 7:21 pm
Fortunately that’s the time period with the most available data, so the beautiful hypothesis can be protected from ugly facts!