On Sun, 22 Oct 2000 06:40:48 -0400, Amadeus Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>On Fri, 20 Oct 2000 06:33:20 -1000, Secola/Nieft <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>>> Then you shouldn't forget that the brain volume multiplied
>>> from Lucy towards homo habilis and homo erectus.
>>
>>I am not forgetting this at all. You seem to be.
>
>Could you point out *which* food, in your opinion, was causing the brain
>enlargement of Lucy towards homo erectus (3-4-fold)?

Brains enlarged in the Homo species giving selective advantage to
those
who could more successfully hunt (requiring planning, coordination,
and accurate throwing ability). We are stuck with this brain
maybe for several 10's of thousands of years more (unless we mess
with our genetic code) whether we eat meat or not. It is your choice
how to nourish your neurons.

Philip Thrift
"Paleofitness"
http://www.paleofitness.com