Diet is key to understanding the past, present, and future of
our species. Much of human evolutionary success can be attributed
to our ability to consume a wide range of foods. On the other hand,
recent changes in the types of foods we eat may lie at the root of
many of the health problems we face today. To deal with these
problems, we must understand the evolution of the human diet.
Studies of traditional peoples, non-human primates, human fossil
and archaeological remains, nutritional chemistry, and evolutionary
medicine, to name just a few, all contribute to our understanding
of the evolution of the human diet. Still, as analyses become more
specialized, researchers become more narrowly focused and isolated.
This volume attempts to bring together authors schooled in a
variety of academic disciplines so that we might begin to build a
more cohesive view of the evolution of the human diet. The book
demonstrates how past diets are reconstructed using both direct
analogies with living traditional peoples and non-human primates,
and studies of the bones and teeth of fossils. An understanding of
our ancestral diets reveals how health relates to nutrition, and
conclusions can be drawn as to how we may alter our current diets
to further our health.
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