On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 05:07:36 -0500, Keith Thomas <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Here are some extracts
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The writer is still pushing the low-fat diet.
Does anyone believe that people collected masses of nuts and carried them
everywhere? All year?

And the supposed short lifetimes are most likely assumed due to lack of
signs of "aging" on bones. IMHO these signs are probably caused by modern
diet.