On Wed, 30 Jan 2002 01:20:19 -0500, ardeith l carter <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>On Wed, 30 Jan 2002 18:35:59 -0800 "C.B." <[log in to unmask]>
>writes:
>> Erryn Pollock wrote something about how salt use might be validated
>> by the 'aquatic ape theory'.

Sea water would be an easy salt source for any wild animal or human
livin near a coastline. I think otherwise "salt licks" don't occur within
easy access of ordinary creatures, in a savannah or anywhere it may *rain*.

I think we should note that "table salt" often is only pure NaCl ("salt")
while the salts in sea water are numerous.
It contains a lot of different elements (83?) like the blood.
And consists of a lot of Mg salt.
Stone salt or unrefined sea salt should have the same.


The aqua apes - I'm sceptical:
>  The theory is supposed to
>explain why human females have large fatty
>breasts.....to keep milk warm for our infants

Did they lactate in the water, or walk in the water deep up to the breast?
Why are the kidneys, and stomach less protected against the cold water?
Why are the parts most exposed to the cold water (feet) not fatty?
Why have woman cold feet? (:-)

>.....such as eyebrows.
but eyebrows protect the eyes against water from above - sweat.
Sweat is a cooling mechanism, opposite from what you need in the water.

> There's a lot more to it,
>but I said I'd keep it short.....

more at previous discussions:
http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?A2=ind9911&L=paleofood&P=R14593
and Don's original at the bottom of
http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?A2=ind9911&L=paleofood&P=R9338

Amadeus