Re: [scifinoir2] Was paradise lost? People taller, healthier 3000 years ago

2009-09-23 Thread Mr. Worf
I forgot to mention something called Epigenomes. There is evidence that suggests that environmental influences on an individual can be passed on from generation to generation. For example, if your grandfather had diabetes, your chances of having it goes up dramatically. There is a documentary on th

Re: [scifinoir2] Was paradise lost? People taller, healthier 3000 years ago

2009-09-22 Thread Mr. Worf
We discussed this in a science class at school. The theory is that because of evolution the human body lost its ability to produce certain things like minerals and vitamins over time. For example, the human body lost its ability to produce vitamin c because our ancestors ate a lot of fruit over tim

[scifinoir2] Was paradise lost? People taller, healthier 3000 years ago

2009-09-22 Thread Kelwyn
Did mankind's nutrition suffer in evolution from forest to farm? http://www.jsonline.com/features/health/60002162.html I believe in the redoubtable science of paradox: Whatever one believes is probably something else altogether. ~rave!