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This is a normal post something in the stridency of their conclusions makes me wary, you don't often see scientists doing that and making comments about the paleo diet
there's a lot of ongoing debate over which of the many hominid subspecies were common ancestors or evolutionary dead ends, so when they talk about fat cells, large herbivore remains, stomach acid levels and the like, I'd be curious as to which specific fossil evidence they're referencing when stretching their theories back 2 million years. Australopithecus were around then, slender things that ate mainly fruit, and are widely thought to be a good candidate as a common ancestor. If memory serves the heavy-browed robustus were first thought to be a better candidate. One theory I remember was that Australopithecus may have used rock to smash the thick skull case of things like abandoned buffalo carcasses on the increasingly dry savannah, gaining access to fat that other animals weren't able to get at like some scavenging vultures. though like this research, it might have been drawing a long bow from scant evidence.
 (I helped save b3ta! cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Tue 6 Apr 2021, 8:30, , Reply)
This is a normal post Yes, I looked it up and the first author is a bit of a paleo evangelist with a blog
In any case our genes and microbiome have evolved since the stone age
 (I helped save b3ta! Mudface The web isn't callipygian, Tue 6 Apr 2021, 8:56, , Reply)
This is a normal post I find it weird the promotion of paleo, in that there's nothing to suggest ancestral hominids lived extended lifespans
you just don't find fossils of elderly hominids, leading some scientists to postulate that post-menopausal survival is a relatively recent adaption. Diets of creatures that don't live to old age don't need to be protective of diseases that tend to strike in old age. Who cares about cholesterol if by 35 they've already picked out a burial spot for you? Have another mammoth burger, grandpa, it could be your last.
 (I helped save b3ta! cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Tue 6 Apr 2021, 10:23, , Reply)
This is a normal post It sells books/blogs, history is just his-story at lot of the time.

(I helped save b3ta! FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Tue 6 Apr 2021, 12:49, , Reply)
This is a normal post Yarp. Paleo is just another diet fad, I've heard no serious scientist or nutitionist suggest otherwise.

(I helped save b3ta! brb homonecrobatrachophile, Tue 6 Apr 2021, 17:42, , Reply)
This is a normal post he claims while we are discussing a scientist promoting it.

(I helped save b3ta! cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Tue 6 Apr 2021, 23:33, , Reply)
This is a normal post Comprehension clearly isn't your thing.

(I helped save b3ta! brb homonecrobatrachophile, Wed 7 Apr 2021, 15:38, , Reply)