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Humans don’t undergo torpor though, so what conclusions can we really draw here about people? Humans didn’t evolve from recent ancestors that hibernate and our
by ch4s3 3y ago
Humans don’t undergo torpor though, so what conclusions can we really draw here about people? Humans didn’t evolve from recent ancestors that hibernate and our ancestors certainly consumed tree nuts and eggs as they were available. This hibernation connection smells like bullshit to me.
- goda90 3y agoPre-food preservation, grain storage, etc they probably put on as much weight as possible in summer and fall and then lost it in winter though. Not hibernation, but gaining a lot of weight in the fall would be advantageous.
- ch4s3 3y agoThat's kind of moving the bar isn't it? It does not follow that a pattern of some humans and hominids in some environments possibly bulking up seasonally means that oil from seeds is unhealthy. There are so may leaps of logic here that it's meaningless.