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156 – A Chemical Hunger

The Bayesian Conspiracy

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How to Stay Lean When You're a Hunter Gatherer Tribe

Liz: I have my own petting zoo now, and am having an interesting time trying to maintain the health of my own animals through artificial means. Liz: Any tribes that are away from industrialized civilizationtend to stay lean no matter what they eat. There's over as nothing but hunsh there's a tribe in the congo that, during the rainy season, honey eats up a provides up to 80 % of the calories. Their diet throughout the rest of the year is 65% carbohydrate, 17% sugar which is more sugar than the average american consumes. And despite this, they are lean. With beamis 22 to 23.

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