Leslie Aiello and Peter Wheeler proposed that the consumption of a higher-quality diet with less bulky plant fiber allowed Homo erectus to develop smaller guts, which freed up energy to fuel a larger brain.

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• Person: Not available Organization: National Geographic
  The Evolution of Diet - National Geographic

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• The Evolution of Diet - National Geographic www.nationalgeographic.com National Geographic via serper

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• brain concept
• gut concept
• Homo erectus entity