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Just think of cats for an example. Domesticated cats would never drink milk after they were weaned
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Unless my feline vet was terribly mistaken, cats should not be given milk once they are weaned because it upsets their digestive tracts and gives them diarrhea. I would take this as cats cannot digest milk (especially the milk of another species) past weaning.
It's true that humans are the only creature that I can think of that drink milk past the age of weaning and the milk of another species to boot.
That said, I'm not a big fan of milk and haven't had any since my last pregnancy 11 years ago, but I do like cheese and yogurt and eat them in moderation; I eat them because I like the taste, not because I think they're a necessity for good health. I don't make a big deal about my kids drinking milk, either, because I really don't buy that it's necessary for good health past the age of weaning (with the possible exception of yogurt with active cultures after a round of antibiotics to help replace the 'good' gut bacteria). If they want it, it's available, cheese and yogurt as well, but I don't force them to have a serving of dairy at every meal if they don't want it.
If someone takes the stance that they will only eat foods that paleo peoples ate, all dairy products would be out since paleo people didn't consume any type of milk or milk product past the age of weaning; where would they get it since a wild animal will not stand still and allow its milk to be taken.
OTOH, how many people have their plan listed as "Atkins + coffee" or something similar? Lots of people don't follow their plans exactly as written because they aren't willing to give something up.