[basilgohar]

If you don't get it, it's in their names – they spend their time hunting and gathering, not sitting around watching TV or on a computer. The extra nutrient absorption may benefit them in that case, as opposed to in a more sedentary/modern lifestyle.

[crazygringo]

That's not even remotely proven, so please don't present it as fact when it's not.

And your snark of "if you don't get it" is absolutely uncalled for here on HN. It's not appropriate.

[meragrin_]

> That's not even remotely proven

What is not proven? That people gain weight when they consume more calories than they burn? That hunter/gatherers burn more calories than people sitting at a desk most of the day? That extra nutrient absorption might help active people?

[floatingatoll]

> burn more calories than

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal...

“average daily energy expenditure of traditional Hadza foragers was no different than that of Westerners after controlling for body size”

[olau]

That's an interesting study, thanks!