----- > funny, apparently they did know, you didn't read the
> citation of Ashley, did you?
> " The Tiwi of Bathurst and the Melville
> " Islands north of Australia eat yams; in fact, yams are sufficiently
> " important that they base an important ritual around them.

yes they eat yams, and other starchy items. i didnt say they didnt. i was
pointing out the relevant importance of kangaroo and other meats versus
tubers.  There's simply no comparison.  If tubers were so important they
would have cultivated them.

> How do you know, they preferred kangaroo?
> You should be close to them, down under.

How about the total sum of anthropological knowledge?

>
> May I suggest a test? Just try to live on kangaroo only for 2-3 weeks.
> I bet you'll not stand it without adding some fat from beef or else.

deceptive or idiotic again? they ate the kidney fat.

> The same time on yams or tubers will be boring but sustaining.

that being so, why didnt the aborigines know that?


> Before you do the 3 week test, be warned, it could be fatal.
> Rabbit starvation is protein toxicity.
> There will be kangaroo starvation too.

well there you go. You've made my point. Ain't no such thing.

> I guess this is the reason why all Irish people for 300 years suffered
from
> hyperinsulinemia.

its certainly one part of their health problems. Irish and Scots have
extensive health problems associated with hyperinsulinemia - heart disease,
diabetes, depression.  potatoes don't belong in the northern hemisphere.
Prior to 1600s Scottish highlanders lived on meat and milk with fish as a
supplement, oats were not a big place in their diet until there were bans on
hunting for wild game.

Andrew