Also the article did say specifically that the hunter-gatherers were within 10% TEE of the average US person. That's order-of-magnitude in line with the 300 cal

Also the article did say specifically that the hunter-gatherers were within 10% TEE of the average US person. That's order-of-magnitude in line with the 300 calories/day, given that the NHS recommended calories/day for men is 2500 and 10% of that is 250 calories.