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Re:Fat, Not Meat, May Have Led to Bigger Hominin Brains by s_y_n_t_a_x on Sunday April 07, 2019 @08:55PM (#19601062)
Probably a memory of the taste and the vitamins that follow it.

My wife craves mints when she's low on iron.

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Re:Fat, Not Meat, May Have Led to Bigger Hominin Brains by samstave on Monday April 08, 2019 @12:37AM (#19602145)
But do mints provide any iron?
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Re:Fat, Not Meat, May Have Led to Bigger Hominin Brains by bjoli on Monday April 08, 2019 @03:02AM (#19602810)
If they are fortified they do, or better up if they are some kind of mint-flavoured supplements.
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Re:Fat, Not Meat, May Have Led to Bigger Hominin Brains by s_y_n_t_a_x on Monday April 08, 2019 @05:42PM (#19609332)
Depends on which kinds. Spearmint can contain up to 15% of your DV of iron.
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