magfrump comments on What should I have for dinner? (A case study in decision making) - Less Wrong

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Comment author: magfrump 16 August 2010 06:11:11AM 0 points [-]

I would like this whole comment thread a lot more if anyone linked to any studies or at least blog posts or books on amazon or something detailing where they got their ideas from (I don't mean to be picking on anyone I just have very little knowledge of the subject and I'm curious where people got their first notions of things like "there exists a good diet which will make people feel healthier and live longer by a significant margin")

Comment author: Psychohistorian 17 August 2010 04:18:31AM 1 point [-]

My source is a book, and thus not terribly accessible. As Alicorn points out, menopause makes sense, but its existence strongly suggests enough women lived long enough for it to actually be selected for. It is not common in other animals.