Anthropology P380: Lecture 3-4: Our Primate Heritage

This week we are going to look at examples of how an understanding of wild primate nutrition and dietary adaptations gives us an interesting perspective on human diet.

• Primate dietary heritage:
  • Vitamin C (discussed in week 1)
  • solving "the omnivore's dilemma": taste
• Energy metabolism
• Carbohydrates
• Guts

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