Lieberman argues that while farming created more food and allowed populations to flourish, it also caused the farmer to work harder, experience worse health, and die younger. Conversely, farming and industrialization has promoted both infectious and noninfectious diseases, as well as famines and malnutrition. He explains that currently, there are unprecedented numbers of people able to live long and healthy lives, which is an improvement from even the last 100 years. In this chapter, Lieberman debates the merits of living like a Paleolithic hunter-gatherer.
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