Early Humans Likely Ate Carbs and Sugary Foods

https://www.history.com/articles/early-human-ancestors-diet-sugar-carbs

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Sludgehammer@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 7d

Duh.

Gust@piefed.social · 2 pts · 7d

"[The author claims that] sugary fruits and honey provided between 20 and 35 percent of energy intake throughout most of human evolution. Another 25 percent of the early human diet came from carb-heavy starches, the study says, while less than 20 percent of dietary energy came from proteins."