Neanderthal dental DNA shows us the true paleo diet (we’ve got it a bit wrong) – Boing Boing

If you're on the paleo diet, you might want to rethink what you're eating. Not all Neanderthals ate a meat-and-fat paleo diet. In fact, some were vegetarians.

In a recent study, researcher Laura Weyrich and her team, from the University of Adelaide in Australia, examined the dental plaque and its DNA of five Neanderthal skulls to see what these folks used to eat.

According to The Atlantic:

Weyrich admits that science still isn't clear on how much we need to eat before it shows up in DNA, or whether some foods show up in DNA more than others.

But it seems a true paleo diet is simply foods in their natural state, whether it's a rump roast or a basket of sweet strawberries. Click here for the full story.

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