125,000-year-old 'fat factory' run by Neanderthals discovered in Germany — and it likely protected them against 'protein poisoning'

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125,000-year-old 'fat factory' run by Neanderthals discovered in Germany — and it likely protected them against 'protein poisoning' (www.livescience.com)

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Interesting. By the title I thought this was about putting fat people to work. My bad

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I would have moved it to .

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The condition, known as protein poisoning or rabbit starvation, happens when humans eat too much protein and don't get enough fat or carbohydrates. Neanderthals would have likely been at high risk of protein poisoning, as they largely ate meat.

Yes goyim, eat all the (((carbs))), too much protein is bad for you!

This will be linked to protein being bad for muh climate.

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