On Tue, Nov 22, 2005 at 03:17:39AM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: > On Tue, 2005-11-22 at 21:44 +1300, Chris Bannister wrote: > > On Wed, Nov 16, 2005 at 02:25:06PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: > > > One theory says that the "fat phenotype" is a useful evolutionary > > > adaptation, and that the "skinny phenotype" would have a harder > > > time surviving in times of low food. > > > > That is because the "fat phenotype" would eat it all. > > Ha ha. > > The real hypothesis is that the "fat phenotype" would have extra > stored fat, and have a slower metabolism, thus being able to more > easily survive the lean times.
Yeah, *some* "skinny phenotypes" do tend to eat voraciously. ;-) > > > Of course, it's unprovable and has nothing to to with how many > > > Cokes I drink per day... > > > > No, it just rots your teeth, helps diabetes, etc, etc, etc. > > Well, yeah. But there was no "sugar" 200,000 years ago, so that > was never a problem. Besides, how many people get degenerative > diseases when the life expectancy is 40yo? it == coke (1 can of coke is similar to drinking a cup of very strong black coffee with about 3 tablespoons of sugar; try offering that to someone's child!) -- Chris. ====== Reproduction if desired may be handled locally. -- rfc3 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]