ABSTRACT

Introduction............................................................................................................115 Genetic Discordance ....................................................................................115 Dietary Saturated Fats..................................................................................116

Saturated Fats in Pre-Agricultural Diets ...............................................................117 Saturated Fat in Early Pliocene Hominin Diets ..........................................117 Saturated Fat in Pliocene/Pleistocene Hominin Diets.................................119 Saturated Fat in Late Pleistocene Hominin Diets .......................................119 Saturated Fat in Historically Studied Hunter-Gatherer Diets .....................120

The Estimation of Daily Dietary Saturated Fats...................................................121 Saturated Fat in Plant Foods........................................................................121 Saturated Fat in Animal Foods ....................................................................121

Discussion ..............................................................................................................122 References..............................................................................................................124