Mammoth portions; The latest craze just over from the US is the Stone Age diet. Living like our ancestors will rebalance our bodies, transforming us into super lean, healthy, mammoth-hunting machines.(M Health)

From: The Mirror (London, England) | Date: August 29, 2002 | Copyright information

Byline: PAUL SIMONS

CHASING down and spearing your own pig for the Sunday roast is the key to being healthy, fit and disease-free, say experts.

OK, we're joking. But there is evidence that trying to imitate our ancestors' diet could have serious health benefits.

Those prehistoric people were tall, big-boned, lean and as fit as a modern athlete. They did not suffer from diabetes, cancer, obesity or many of the other ills of modern day life.

Even though we live in the space age, our bodies are basically locked in the Stone Age.

Our genes are virtually the same ...

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