• kautau@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    While true, they exist today, and have a life expectancy of like 30. So mostly they just die before their teeth decay.

    https://medium.com/@kennamai/the-truth-of-hunter-gatherers-the-healthiest-but-lower-life-expectancy-why-5bb2f149e165

    33% of children die by the age of 15.

    There is of course merit to us having active lifestyles, controlling calorie intake, and balancing our diets, but that’s in addition to the fact that we live almost 3x as long as we used to due to modern medicine, so we should continue to follow modern medicine, science, and nutrition.

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      4 hours ago

      Nothing in this article addressed tooth decay or dental formation issues.

      Also from the article:

      Hunter-gatherers who live until the age of 15 typically experience a lifespan of around 72 years. Among elderly hunter-gatherers, the incidence of diseases such as cancer and high blood pressure is very low. When recalculating the average lifespan excluding child mortality, the average lifespan for hunter-gatherers ranges from 68 to 78 years.

      I also never said we shouldn’t follow science or modern medicine.