CharlieKoffing t1_jdr382g wrote on March 26, 2023 at 3:07 PM Reply to comment by dmullaney in How did humans 10000 Years ago care about their Teeth? by Takaharu7 This is common misconception. Average lifespans were lower back then because of a high infant mortality rate. When people die survive adolescence, they actually survived to 60 and beyond fairly regularly. Permalink Parent 23
CharlieKoffing t1_jdr2sou wrote on March 26, 2023 at 3:04 PM Reply to comment by celo753 in How did humans 10000 Years ago care about their Teeth? by Takaharu7 It’s also because of UV light exposure helping with acne. I don’t think the sugar angle was proven. Permalink Parent 1
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Reply to comment by dmullaney in How did humans 10000 Years ago care about their Teeth? by Takaharu7
This is common misconception. Average lifespans were lower back then because of a high infant mortality rate. When people die survive adolescence, they actually survived to 60 and beyond fairly regularly.