At 07:19 1999-12-15 -0500, Todd wrote:onths.
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>According to Jared Diamond, the lower birth rate of HGs was
>a result of economic necessity, implemented by means of
>infanticide rather than by some physiological difference.

A diet low in carbos and low in energy ("calories"), as it usually is
among H/Gs, together with breastfeading for 3-5 years, supresses
ovulation, which does not start until there is a sufficient fat
reserve for another pregnancy.

- Hans