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Grade 6 - Early Humans and US: Food

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How What we Eat has Changed
2:30 video that considers how our diet has changed over time due to external factors.
Past, present and future of foods
Short article on how theories of diets have created food fads.
The Evolution of Diet
Excellent National Geographic article that considers how geography and culture impact what we eat.
Raw Deal :A new study suggests that changes to the head and teeth seen in our early human ancestors could have occurred before cooking—thanks to the invention of chopping raw meat
By Land or by Sea: How Did Early Humans Access Key Brain-Building Nutrients? Experts debate the origins of fatty acids in our ancestors’ diets
When Fire Met Food, The Brains Of Early Humans Grew Bigger
Insect diet helped early humans build bigger brains, study suggests Quest for elusive bugs spurred primate tool use, problem-solving skills
Evolution of the Human Diet--podcast

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A dvances in Cooking