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 Here is a picture of a Samoan chief from about 1890.
He did not consume any seed oils, grains, nuts or beans.
https://m.primal.net/HiZv.jpg 
 What was their primary diet at the time? Fish? 
 Yes and pork, fresh coconut , coconut oil, starchy root vegetables like taro, yams and cassava, tropical fruit including bananas, pineapples, mangoes and papaya.