On 13 August, 2004 05:31, Andrew Shelley wrote:

> Life is a struggle. If you don't eat sufficient energy, you die. This has
> nothing to do with diet choice - it's called physics. Insufficient energy
> content will kill you quicker than any other form of nutritional
> deficiency. This remains true irrespective of whether food is abundant or
> not. Excepting predation, all animal populations grow in number to the
> limit of their food supply. Any initial state of abundance can only be
> temporary.

Above statement certainly applies to neolithic experience, but only that, if
the estimates of population in paleo time is good enough. Maybe paleo man was
wise enough to control breeding rate. Unlike us, who are managed like cattle.


> If cooking offers a survival advantage, its a foolish person who ignores
> it.

A difficult "if".
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