Editing Iron overload (section)

===Stone Age===
Diet and the environment are thought to have had large influence on the mutation of genes related to iron overload. Starting during the [[Mesolithic era]], communities of people lived in an environment that was fairly sunny, warm and had the dry climates of the Middle East. Most humans who lived at that time were foragers and their diets consisted largely of wild plants, fish, and game. Archaeologists studying [[dental plaque]] have found evidence of [[tuber]]s, nuts, [[Cooking banana|plantains]], grasses and other foods rich in iron. Over many generations, the human body became well-adapted to a high level of iron content in the diet.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/foodfeatures/evolution-of-diet/|title=The Evolution of Diet|work=National Geographic|access-date=2018-04-11}}</ref>