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From: "Amadeus Schmidt"
> Evolutionary there's *disadvantage* for obesity,
> and, btw. little chance to see a fat koisan, aboriginal, yanonami.
Obesity is disadvantgeous, when it impairs your physical capabilities (running etc)
(there might be a gender difference - if you believe in "man the hunter" / "woman the gatherer")
But wouldn´t moderate overweight (a few kgs ) be advantageous?
as an energy reserve ( for food scarcity and disease, broken limbs etc.)
and perhaps for insulation (subcutaneous fat) - were the eskimos fatter than the bushmen ?
Esben