On May 11, 2008, at 3:53 PM, Paleogal wrote:

>> cooking was important in the development
> and
>> advancement of human beings.
>>
>> --
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Ken
>
> Agreement here.  I believe cooking evolved us for one simple  
> reason. Nutrients become more bio-available when cooked. I also can  
> imagine that cooking came into existence with a bolt of lighting  
> that started a fire. Oliva


I agree about the apparent advancement, but I ascribe it solely to  
the enabling of larger groups to exist and stay in one spot - in  
other words, civilization. Agriculture and cooking allowed many more  
individuals to exist less well on inferior food.


ginny



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