Oddbean

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 approximately 15,000 years

and before that, what you think?

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 for some 185,000 years we did not eat this shit

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 Human adaption is slow. Not that slow. That's about 215 generations.

And humans have always been able to digest some starches, such as roots, vegetables, or fruit. We're omnivores.

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 Okay, I can agree with that. Many people probably can't correctly process seeds.
Or alcohol.

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 alcohol suppresses some of the effects of high blood sugar... i only just learned this recently, it increases insulin response

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 Ah, just searched for that. You appear to be correct. Interesting.

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 Perhaps there's a reason why alcohol tolerance and the ability to process seeds occurs together.

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 yes, beer and seed eating appeared at the same time

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 Ah, just searched for that. You appear to be correct. Interesting.

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 Perhaps there's a reason why alcohol tolerance and the ability to process seeds occurs together.

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 yes, beer and seed eating appeared at the same time