No proof that eating squirrel brains caused his disease. While I like to eat squirrel I have not ate the brains since I was a child. But would bet one might live a long time if they only ate wild game. I figure that medicine injected , raised for profit meat is causing far more death than meat from the wild. Heck, some beef farmers feed their cows chicken manure. Now tell me that is good for you. I do know I have quit eating venison since deer in our area have been found to have CWD. However most of my friends still hunt them and eat it.