[pct-l] "Born to Run" hypothesis

[Dan Jacobs]

On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 10:37 PM, Yoshihiro Murakami
<completewalker at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> The Born To Run hypothesis is proposed by  Lieberman, et al.
>
> You can read their theory at this site.
(SNIP)
>
> However, there are several contradictory facts.

Oh, *those* facts! Luckily, I am familiar with the taste of my foot.

I have seen folks that are very well acclimated to living in the
desert. So much so that they come to a climate like mine and are cold
and damp. Inversely, I go to the desert and I am too hot and
constantly thirsty.

None of us have run down a deer or other animal for food. That doesn't
really mean it couldn't be done, but I think it is pretty clear in
"Born to Run" that the Tarahumara indians of Chihuahua MX have a
mostly plant diet with a high percentage of carbs.

Science is science, legend is legend, and often the two don't meet (meat?).

Dan Jacobs
Washougal
-- 
"Loud motorcycle stereos save lives."
Motorcycle to hike, hike to motorcycle.
Make a friend of pain and you'll never be alone.