Steve Meyers wrote :

> It seems that many dietary practices have mixed effects, and
> it takes time for a group to sort those out -- especially if they
> lack a scientific method, which tends to reduce the amount of
> trial and error that has been in use for most of human evolution.
> (Though it is amazing that H/G people figured out so much about
> various foods and how best to prepare them -- without the help
> of cookbooks!)

Is there any scientific evidence supporting the human trial and error theory in
hunting gathering times? I would really enjoy sources. I wonder how the rest of
the living things
manage the lack of scientific method ...and cookbooks?

Yours truly
Jacques Laurin