So what do you think of the health of cave men?

Some people are saying they were in quite good health. But I don't know. They didn't really have medical records back then, and from what I've heard the under-30 mortality rate was pretty high.

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Northwest · M

If you're a man, age 35 or below, and your daily routine consists of hiking/walking/sprinting, 20 miles per day, while carrying large loads, lifting rocks, collecting/chopping wood, hunting, every day, and carrying water back and forth, you're likely to be as healthy as a caveman, aged 35 or lower.

That is, provided that the latter does not broken and unset bones. The under-30 mortality, would have been based on accidents, or falling prey to animals.

Cavemen's diet, also varied. If you're in Europe, you mostly ate animals. If you're in mild climates, you are more fruits.