>I found this article interesting
the average 15-pound wild monkey takes in
> 600 milligrams per day of vitamin C, 10 times more than the 60-milligram
> recommended daily allowance, or RDA, for humans who weigh on average 150
> pounds."
>
> "The monkey takes in 4,571 milligrams of calcium per day. The RDA for a
> human who weighs 10 times more is 800 milligrams. Of potassium, the monkey
> eats 6,419 milligrams; the human is expected to take in 1,600-2,000
> milligrams. Of magnesium, the monkey eats 1,323 milligrams; the human RDA
> is 350 milligrams."
> For me this makes a case for ingesting supplements (vitamins, minerals,
> etc) along with a paleo diet since it seems that it would be impossible to
> get enough nutrition even buying just picked, locally, organic, and with
> variety.
>
> Steve
LOL !!! Just be sure to swing through the trees when you're done eating. I
think those monkeys don't sit behind a computer or watch television. Their
nutritional requirements are probably a lot higher than ours with the type
of activity they indulge. Unless, of course, they're in a zoo...... Oliva
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