Evolutionary arguments

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Remember that evolution relies on the most successful organisms

surviving.

Success is generally being able to survive to procreate.

Evolution does not really care about the individual after they breed.

It may be that the foods available and beneficial to survival to

breeding age are a detriment after that point. A certain level of

body fat allows females to better ovulate and carry a pregnancy to

term, and nurse an infant. The same foods may not contribute to

later longevity, when lower body fat may be the best choice.

While there is some argument for tribal elders contributing to the

success of a given group, there were relatively few of them, and this

has not a lot to do with individual survival past the age of

procreation.

Iris