The human cerebral cortex is vastly expanded relative to other primates and
disproportionately occupied by distributed association regions. Here we offer a hypothesis …

Foods high in carbohydrates are an important part of a healthy diet, since they provide the
body with glucose to support bodily functions and physical activity. However, the abusive …

Humans are a puzzling species. On the one hand, we struggle to survive on our own in the
wild, often failing to overcome even basic challenges, like obtaining food, building shelters …

The groundbreaking theory of how fire and food drove the evolution of modern humans Ever
since Darwin and The Descent of Man, the evolution and world-wide dispersal of humans …

Dietary carbohydrates: role of quality and quantity in chronic disease Page 1 the bmj | BMJ
2018;361:k2340 | doi: 10.1136/bmj.k2340 1 Science and PoliticS of nutrition Dietary …

Natural killer (NK) cells have roles in immunity and reproduction that are controlled by
variable receptors that recognize MHC class I molecules. The variable NK cell receptors …

A systematic investigation of growth in nature and society, from tiny organisms to the
trajectories of empires and civilizations. Growth has been both an unspoken and an explicit …

Because human energy metabolism evolved to favor adiposity over leanness, the
availability of palatable, easily attainable, and calorically dense foods has led to …

We propose that plant foods containing high quantities of starch were essential for the
evolution of the human phenotype during the Pleistocene. Although previous studies have …