That’s been your take since we’ve been on this list and you may be right.  While there are always outlying populations who would have had to eat what they could get their hands on, I think you overestimate scarcity of animal- and insect- based foods. And it seems to me you may underestimate the tendencies of humans to self select a range of foods that are truly required for health.

Happy New Year.

Jim

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> Wally: My knee-jerk reaction is that ancient humans ate whatever they could get their hands on (that didn't kill them), whenever they could get their hands on it.