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Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Diet And Human Evolution

Science Daily: How diet shaped human evolution - The Neanderthal rib-cage and pelvis expanded to adapt to a high-protein diet in Ice-Age Europe
summary - A new study finds that the Ice-Age diet -- a high-protein intake of large animals -- triggered physical changes in Neanderthals, namely a larger ribcage and a wider pelvis.

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