Re: diet & human evolution


"The first 90% of the last 150,000 years of our evolutionary
history is likely to be more biologically appropriate than the
last 10% regarding cancer risks (and also likely, longevity)"

Probably true, but remember that males who leave more successful
offspring have not necessarily been long-lived. (The research I
referred to is Y-chromosome based because that chromosome is not
recombinant. See http://www5.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/
for some of it.)

I'm looking at the very limited food sources of the extreme
continental north where today's dominant male line spent a lot of
time after the exodus from Africa - not much flax oil or spinach!
And, no access to salt water. There would be some berries, but my
primary suspicion for a possible source of omega-3's is the
lichen that are eaten by caribou/reindeer. Also, the northern
Canada equivalent to the Laplanders drink huge quantities of
lichen tea to handle their high-protein diet. Fish omega-3 comes
from algae, and lichen are half algae.

Thanks for all suggestions, I appreciate them and am keeping them
on file. But, I'm hoping for some real data on the very few
people who continue today to live as our male-line ancestors must
have in that specific area.
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