Re: evolution and diet (was: FITNESS: Diet and Exercise)

From: Adrian Tymes (wingcat@pacbell.net)
Date: Tue Apr 15 2003 - 16:35:19 MDT

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    --- cryofan@mylinuxisp.com wrote:
    > Charles Hixson <charleshixsn@earthlink.net> said:
    > >bugs,
    >
    > Yeah, come to think of it, much of the diet of stone
    > age peoples (or nearly
    > stone age peoples) today is insect-based. The paleo
    > diet people ouught to be
    > promoting insect-based diets for all of us. I wonder
    > why not....

    One possibility: certain bugs tend to be disease
    carriers. Without knowledge to distinguish types of
    bugs from one another, beyond what the typical
    dabbler would display in practice, this could result
    in people following the paleo diet and contracting
    said diseases. Add in the modern legal system,
    especially in America, and...

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