My friend just returned from Hawaii, after living there for 5 years.  She
informs me that all the native islanders are fat.  Those eating their
traditional diet of poi (fermented taro root), fruit, fish, young coconuts
are fat.  The old ones are fat.  The young ones are fat.

I kept grilling her to find out if I could shake her broad generalizations.
Like, "Well, how about when you travelled to the other  less developed
islands?", or

"Yeah, but aren't the Native Americans fat now because they eat a SAD diet -
Maybe the islanders are doing likewise.."
or

"Maybe they weren't being honest about what they really ate - perhaps they
forgot to mention a few Cokes or donuts...."

Anyway, I don't know if there is such a thing as a fat hunter gatherer, but
maybe those living in a tropical environment with lots of breadfruit, bananas
 and wild pigs would tend to be plump...

And while I'm on this subject, have any of those on a paleo  diet for several
years noticed a natural tendency to gain more  weight with the coming of
winter?  Don't animals in the wild put on a "winter coat".   I seem to want
to eat more in anticipation of the cold , and the extra bulk feels ok when
its freezing outside.  Has this been the experience of others?

Cheers,

Judy Genova, cavegirl