Marc Bates, a metabolic health coach, has released a groundbreaking YouTube video challenging the conventional narrative that agriculture represented humanity's greatest advancement. The video presents compelling archaeological evidence suggesting the transition from hunting to farming was actually a nutritional catastrophe forced by megafauna extinction.

According to Bates, humans evolved as "apex fat hunters" for nearly two million years, thriving on nutrient-dense megafauna like mammoths and mastodons. The Late Quaternary Extinctions between 50,000 and 10,000 years ago eliminated these primary food sources, forcing humans into what he terms "nutritional triage."

"The archaeological record is telling us something the dietary guidelines refuse to admit: grain-based agriculture was humanity's first nutritional downgrade," Bates stated. "Agriculture didn't liberate us, it domesticated us. And our bodies have been rebelling ever since."

Archaeological evidence from Cohen and Armelagos' research shows early agricultural populations experienced dramatic health declines. Skeletons reveal shorter stature, increased malnutrition markers, and higher rates of chronic disease compared to hunter-gatherer ancestors.

The video connects this prehistoric shift to modern metabolic disorders. Bates argues that contemporary chronic diseases stem from the fundamental mismatch between human biology, optimized for fat-rich animal foods, and today's grain-heavy diets.

"We didn't just switch food sources, we switched fuel systems," Bates explained. "And our bodies have been breaking down ever since."