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Yes it was. That hypothesis about ketosis is very wacky and not backed by any evidence. Premodern diets were very high in carbohydrates compared to modern ones....

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dude are you kidding me. most premodern diets were mostly meat. then neolithic

premodern: broadly defined as between the late medieval period and the mid-nineteenth century.

And you have to go back 4000 - 7000 years to get to a time when "diets were mostly meat" in Europe and the Middle East.

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