Bee-collected pollen (BCP) is a well-known functional food. Honey bees process the
collected pollen and store it in the hive, inside the comb cells. The processed pollen is called …

We propose that plant foods containing high quantities of starch were essential for the
evolution of the human phenotype during the Pleistocene. Although previous studies have …

Humans possess an extraordinary capacity for cultural production, from the arts and
language to science and technology. How did the human mind—and the uniquely human …

Human gut microbiota directly influences health and provides an extra means of adaptive
potential to different lifestyles. To explore variation in gut microbiota and to understand how …

Hunting and gathering is, evolutionarily, the defining subsistence strategy of our species.
Studying how children learn foraging skills can, therefore, provide us with key data to test …

Diet composition and food choice are not only central to the daily lives of all living people,
but are consistently linked with turning points in human evolutionary history. As such …

Background Humanity has benefited from bee products over the centuries for treating and
preventing various illnesses, and apitherapy has been employed in several countries as a …

Honey has a long history of use for the treatment of digestive ailments. Certain honey types
have well-established bioactive properties including antibacterial and anti-inflammatory …

According to current evidence, Homo sapiens was unable to survive on a diet of raw wild
foods. Because cooked diets have large physiological and behavioral consequences, a …

Honey is the most energy dense food in nature. It is therefore not surprising that, where it
exists, honey is an important food for almost all hunter-gatherers. Here we describe and …