I've been wondering about what supports the notion that the paleodiet makes sense - after all, it comes from cherry picked "data" from a period where few people made it to a 35 year oldage. The things that kill us now after the age of 60 were complete non-issues, but getting enough calories to make it through the week were, for many (not all) of these peoples, very pressing.
A couple of intersting pieces on the subject - Marlene Zuk, writing in the NY Times and commentary by Rob Dunn on our understanding of earlier diets.
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