The presence of starch-consuming Streptococcus bacteria in Neandertals and modern humans indicates that the genus Homo had adapted to consuming abundant starchy plant foods by the time Neandertals and modern humans diverged from their last common ancestor approximately 600,000 years ago.

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  To Follow the Real Early Human Diet, Eat Everything

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• Neanderthals concept
• Homo concept
• starchy vegetables concept
• Modern humans concept