Tag: African diets

The Hadza people of Tanzania, one of the world's last remaining hunter-gatherer societies, consume wild fruits like baobab and berries as a regular part of their diet, alongside meat and honey. This confirms that fruit is indeed a component of traditional African diets.

Experts estimate that around 68% of the world's population has lactose malabsorption after infancy, making it difficult for most adults globally to digest dairy. This common biological reality, combined with diverse historical and cultural factors, means that a large portion of the world's population traditionally consumes little to no dairy products.