> >Of course it is true that many of them died early

>Not proven.

It's been documented that death in childbirth is one of the most common
fatalities among hunter-gatherers.  That might include the mother, the child
or both.  Deaths of newborns drastically reduces the "average" life span, a
point frequently missed when people write stories on the Paleo diet.

Dori Zook
Denver, CO

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