On Mon, 12 Mar 2001 05:51:45 -0500, Amadeus Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> The ice age environment of most hominids
> will have been close to today's !Kung of Africa.

Do you have a reference substantiating this assertion?
>
> I note that the above Cordain paleolithic macronutrient ratio
> "Paleolithic: fat-22% protein-37% carbohydrate-41%"
> sets the protein ratio to the highet bearable protein part.
> 37% is close to protein toxicity.

Do you have a reference substantiating this assertion (re. the 37%)?

> The rest of the energy is just divided into 1/3 from fat and 2/3 from carbs.
> In a savannah I think this is rather optimistic in favour of the fat.
> Consider availability compared to carb availability.

What are the edible wild carbs you envision humans eating on a savannah?
That would supply a diet > 50% carbs?

Don