Grant Magnuson wrote:
>
> Paula H. wrote:
> > dna studies have now proved that
> > neanderthal man is not a precursor to modern man - but a similar species.
> > How does this affect your viewpoints on neanderthin eating?
>
> I have no idea how the authors came up with the name NEANDERTHIN, it
> would be an interesting story to hear told?

The name NEANDERTHIN was created by Ray Audette. It is a shameless
attempt to commercialize the simple idea that hominids should eat
hominid food and nothing else. Why the seeming reference to Neanderthal
man? Because Neanderthals are probably the most commonly known of our
hominid brethren. We never claimed that NEANDERTHIN is a perfect
replication of a Neanderthal diet. We are saying that just like
Neanderthal man, we are designed to eat only foods available when we are
in our natural habitat without any technology.

Of course there is the possibility that humans are neotenized
Neanderthals. You'd have to ask Ray more about that though. He's working
on a book about that very subject.

Troy Gilchrist <[log in to unmask]>
Co-author, NEANDERTHIN: A CAVEMAN'S GUIDE TO NUTRITION