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Some aboriginal tribes, who eat only when food is available, can eat huge amounts of meat at one time (7 lbs) or more. But they m... [show more]

Some aboriginal tribes, who eat only when food is available, can eat huge amounts of meat at one time (7 lbs) or more. But they might not have meat or a protein source available again for some time.

Starving people and prisoners have been known to exist on bugs, and a cup of soup slop a day. This does not mean they were healthy, would produce unimpaired children and were mentally up to par.

The three meals a day seems to have been a post industrial revolution adaptation to the workday. My understanding is that the most stable method of eating and maintaining a fairly constant blood sugar is to eat small meals or snacks every few hours as you feel hungry. Many people I know combine the snack eating with one solid "meal" per day with the family.

Famine in our world of plenty. It doesn't say much about our collective human character.

The picture is of Union soldiers released or escaped from a Southern POW camp during the US civil war. www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war... [show less]

An occasional fast puts you in touch with your physical being, makes you more alert, and gives your digestive system a rest. And y... [show more]

An occasional fast puts you in touch with your physical being, makes you more alert, and gives your digestive system a rest. And you appreciate food more after a fast. Plus- "studies have shown," slightly underfed animals live longer. I have someone else to feed, though, have allowed myself to be enslaved to that schedule, and often eat when I'm not hungry. [show less]