Our Plant-Based Ancestors. With Dr. Hadar Ahituv | Ep. 68

For decades, we've held a clear and widely accepted picture of what prehistoric humans were like. Central to that narrative is the belief that they followed a so-called "Paleo diet"—a diet consisting of whole foods, heavily focused on animal proteins, while avoiding grains and legumes.

However, a groundbreaking study published this year challenges that claim. According to this research, our ancestors' diets were predominantly plant-based, including grains and legumes. This revelation suggests that early humans might have been more accurately described as gatherer-hunters rather than hunter-gatherers.

How did such a misconception about prehistoric humans arise, and what does this new discovery tell us about our identity as a species?

To delve into these questions, I’m joined by Dr. Hadar Ahituv, the lead researcher behind this st ...