When shown pictures of their foods, Hadza people picked honey as their favorite and tubers as their least favorite — they really like sweet stuff and don’t care much for roots.
Scientific Claim
Among Hadza hunter-gatherers, honey is the most preferred food, while tubers are the least preferred, based on direct ranking by individuals using visual food cues.
Original Statement
“We showed the Hadza photos of these foods and asked them to rank them in order of preference. Honey was ranked the highest. Tubers, as expected from their low caloric value, were ranked lowest.”
Evidence Quality Assessment
Claim Status
appropriately stated
Study Design Support
Design cannot support claim
Appropriate Language Strength
association
Can only show association/correlation
Assessment Explanation
The claim directly quotes the abstract’s observation of preference rankings. No causal or probabilistic language is used, and the method (photo ranking) is accurately reflected.
Evidence from Studies
Supporting (1)
Tubers as fallback foods and their impact on Hadza hunter-gatherers.
The researchers showed Hadza people pictures of different foods and asked them which they liked best—honey came out on top, tubers on bottom, just like the claim says.