Farmers were clearly *more* active if you define "active" as absolute  
time spent in strenous physical activity.


Jim Swayze
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On Jan 13, 2010, at 3:10 PM, Robert Kesterson <[log in to unmask]>  
wrote:

> On Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:29:33 -0600, Ron Hoggan <[log in to unmask]>  
> wrote:
>> ...
>> ...  The evidence clearly showed that HG had strong healthy bones  
>> but their descendants who undertook agriculture suffered  
>> significant reductions in bone health because of their dietary  
>> choices.
>
> Their less active lifestyle may have also played a part. Granted,  
> farming isn't exactly a desk job, but it's a whole lot easier than  
> running down deer.
>
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