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Considering plenty of mummies had horrible teeth, I doubt it.
by cm2012 10y ago
Considering plenty of mummies had horrible teeth, I doubt it.
- komali2 10y agoThe Egyptians didn't each much better than us - lots of breads. I would assume OP means by "feedback" the constant ripping and tearing of meat and incessant chewing of highly fibrous plants and vegetables.
- cm2012 10y agoWhich doesn't mean highly processed foods, just not living like hunter gatherers.
- komali2 10y agoWell, I haven't seen a source for the claim that teeth were better when we weren't eating soft food, but the Egyptians definitely ate soft food, so I would assume that the hypothesis doesn't apply to them.
- flippyhead 10y agoI do but also when I describe the environment in which we evolved I'm not talking about the last 10,000 years really, so not including mega civilizations like the Egyptians. I'm talking about the other 99% of our existence where you largely took food out of the ground and occasionally directly hunted wild animals. The idea is that your jaw/teeth expect chewing this kind of food and use that information to determine how your teeth should be correctly placed in your jaw as it is still growing. I don't have any specific references handy but I first read about the teeth thing in the excellent book: The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease
- colordrops 10y agoEgyptians that could afford mummification were probably wealthy enough to eat foods like honey and other exotic sweet treats on a frequent basis.