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The evolution of Diet: the Hunter-gatherer diet. Lifestyle and food habits of the Hadza people, the world's last full-time hunter-gatherer community, in Tanzania. Food comes mainly from hunting wildlife and gathering wild berries and tubers.

Honey is the Hadza's favourite food. And it has played an essential role in human evolution. Honey is energy dense and in the wild it is packed with bee larvae, which is full of fat and protein.

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Honey is the Hadza's favourite food. And it has played an essential role in human evolution. Honey is energy dense and in the wild it is packed with bee larvae, which is full of fat and protein.