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Paleontologists believe that it was the shift from fruits and nuts to a high protein diet of meat that allowed our brains to grow dramatically compared to other
by blisterpeanuts 7y ago
Paleontologists believe that it was the shift from fruits and nuts to a high protein diet of meat that allowed our brains to grow dramatically compared to other primates. We are omnivorous, and our bodies require a certain amount of plant matter ideally, but clearly meat is an integral component of a healthy human diet.
- ulises314 7y agoQuote a single paleontologist.
- blisterpeanuts 7y agoOkay, a physical anthropologist, not a paleontologist [1999]: https://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/99legacy/6-14-1999a.html https://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/99legacy/6-14-1... A neuro-scientist from Brazil: https://www.livescience.com/24875-meat-human-brain.html https://www.livescience.com/24875-meat-human-brain.html You can do your own internet search for more such information. It's not proven, but is a widely accepted theory.