ontheway
Joined: 24 Aug 2005
Location: Somewhere under the rainbow...
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 Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 8:40 am Post subject: |
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| caniff wrote: |
http://www.beyondveg.com/billings-t/comp-anat/comp-anat-4a.shtml
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To summarize:
The significance of Leonard and Robertson's research [1992, 1994] lies in their analysis of energy metabolism, which reveals the paradox: How do humans meet the dramatically higher energy needs of our brains, without a corresponding increase in RMR (which is related to our body size)? They argue that the factor that allows us to overcome the paradox is our higher-quality diet compared to other primates. Of course, prior to the advent of agriculture and the availability of grains, the primary source of such increased dietary quality was the consumption of fauna--animal foods, including insects. |
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So, given the highly successful ability of some modern humans to consume and store high amounts of food energy, future generations of humans should have 30kg brains.
"I'm not obese. I'm working hard to ensure that my progeny have bigger brains." |
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