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From: Rob Street <[log in to unmask]>
> Ever since joining this list (Last November) people have occasionally
> mentioned not eating New World food. How is New World defined?
I personally take a much broader view. In describing my diet to strangers,
I often say that I only eat those foods that are edible to Primates in
Nature. This distinction takes the argument to a period of time measured in
tens of millions of years and far beyond the geographical and ethnic
limitations of a somewhat arbitrary line between the Paleolithic and
Neolithic Eras. Humans are very closely related to other Primates sharing
more than 90% of their DNA. It is the flexibility in the remaining DNA that
allows Primates to inhabit a wide range of ecological niches. In spite of
these physiological differences, no Primates are capable of eating grains,
beans, potatoes, milk or refined sugars in Nature. A few Primates eat
things we wouldn't eat (tree leaves and leaches), but overall I think the
monkey test is viable for both New and Old World foods.
Ray Audette
Author "NeanderThin"
http://www.NeanderThin.com (still under construction, suggestions sought)
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