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Old 01-29-2004, 06:58 PM   #25
xoxoxoBruce
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Originally posted by juju
snip--They way to look at it is this: Our ancestors started adding meat to their diet, and their teeth slowly adapted as a result.
It seems likely that if we decided to start eating something else, then our bodies would eventually adapt to fully exploit that food source as well.
I was under the impression that we ate meat from the git go, along with found things like fruit and berries. The diet didn't change significantly until beer was invented and an agricultural society was formed to support that endeavor.
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