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Study explains early humans ate starch — and why it matters (news.harvard.edu)
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A new study looking at the evolutionary history of the human oral microbiome shows that Neanderthals and ancient humans adapted to eating starch-rich foods as far back as 100,000 years ago, which is much earlier than previously thought.

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 6 points 20 hours ago

The findings also push back on the idea that Neanderthals were top carnivores, given that the “brain requires glucose as a nutrient source and meat alone is not a sufficient source,” Warinner said.

We've got top carnivores working on this thing. Top. Carnivores.