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I think what caused such robust health among paleolithic humans is they didn't drive. They had to walk everywhere. Literally miles to find food.
by stephengillie 13y ago
I think what caused such robust health among paleolithic humans is they didn't drive. They had to walk everywhere. Literally miles to find food.
- copperx 13y agoI remember reading a study on paleolithic humans that said that even they had atherosclerosis.
- nl 13y agoWhat evidence is there that paleolithic humans had robust health? I suspect there was a real (literal!) survivor bias is the healthiness of paleolithic humans while they were alive. In a hunter/gatherer society you had to remain healthy enough to be mobile. If you didn't you were probably left behind, and then you died pretty quickly. Does the high levels of "fitness" of those alive mean they had "robust health" in general? I'd question that: I think cause and effect has been switched, and the only paleolithic humans left alive were those who remained in "robust health".
- rayiner 13y agoBingo. Hunter gatherer societies are far less forgiving of the weak and sick.