In surprise, tooth decay afflicts hunter-gatherers: Paleo diet, thought to be protective, can be worse for teeth than farmed food.

The article focuses on a study, previously published in 2012 issue of the periodical reagrding Hadza hunter-gatherers and Paleo diet. It mentions the impact of Paleo diet on cavities due to high sugar and starch in diet, and states that biological anthropologist Alyssa Crittenden of the University of Nevada researched on oral health of the people. It also presents the views of bioarchaeologist Jim Watson of the University of Arizona on the same.