Society Fat intake of hominids and homo sapiens
Agricultural
Hunter-gatherer
Industrial
Common ancestor with chimpanzee Switch from vegitarian to hunting-gathering omnivore -160 000 years: homo sapiens Total fat Fatty acids Saturated
40
30
20
trans
n – 6
10
n – 3
0
2000
-4 x 10 6 y Paleolithic diet
-10 000 y
1800
1900
Agricultural revolution
Industrial revolution
Simpolous, AJCN 1999
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