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Sugar: The Bitter Thruth- Lecture Transcript- Part 1
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<blockquote data-quote="croaker24" data-source="post: 21872" data-attributes="member: 900"><p>Good stuff Vince. That was the gist of the Blue Zones book, that lifestyle and culture played a big part in longevity and health. I don't think the specific details of the diet itself is so important as long it's primarily plant-based and clean - no processed western junk. </p><p></p><p>As for the hunter-gatherer diet (Paleo) - I don't think it is relevant. Genetically we are not the same - we've adapted to changes in our environment, e.g. dairy, the adventure of agriculture, different diseases, and so on. And do you really think that bacteria comprising our gut biome has remained unchanged? Bacteria evolves quickly - just look at all the bacteria developing antibiotic resistance in a short period of time. Gut bacteria plays a big part of what we can eat successfully.</p><p></p><p>And what foods that our ancestors ate are still still available in it's original form? Either it no longer exists, or it's been selected for and adapted into many other forms by humans. </p><p></p><p>Also - there was never one hunter-gatherer diet - it was very localized to what was available in the area - so there were many different diets all over the world, and I have not seen any indication of any commonality between them. You want to eat Paleo? How about eating some grubs and insects now and then <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I don't read paleo dogma, I read what the scientists who are actually researching this stuff, who are analyzing paleo dig sites; and I don't recall any of them taking the paleo diet seriously. They are constantly pushing back the dates at when we started eating grains and legumes, and finding that the diets varied quite widely. And I don't recall any of them advocating that we eat the same way, because 1) we can't, and 2) they were not exactly robust specimens of physical health.</p><p></p><p>It's nuts: we have the low-carb diet, the high-fat diet, the gluten-free diet (for non-celiacs), the glycemic index diet, the blood type diet, the vegan diet, paleo diet, and many other variations. Lifestyle changes are very hard to make, especially in our western culture where most of us grew up drinking milk, eating fast food, and relying on processed foods out of cans and boxes. So the tendency is to look for silver bullets - the magical diet to fix all our problems.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="croaker24, post: 21872, member: 900"] Good stuff Vince. That was the gist of the Blue Zones book, that lifestyle and culture played a big part in longevity and health. I don't think the specific details of the diet itself is so important as long it's primarily plant-based and clean - no processed western junk. As for the hunter-gatherer diet (Paleo) - I don't think it is relevant. Genetically we are not the same - we've adapted to changes in our environment, e.g. dairy, the adventure of agriculture, different diseases, and so on. And do you really think that bacteria comprising our gut biome has remained unchanged? Bacteria evolves quickly - just look at all the bacteria developing antibiotic resistance in a short period of time. Gut bacteria plays a big part of what we can eat successfully. And what foods that our ancestors ate are still still available in it's original form? Either it no longer exists, or it's been selected for and adapted into many other forms by humans. Also - there was never one hunter-gatherer diet - it was very localized to what was available in the area - so there were many different diets all over the world, and I have not seen any indication of any commonality between them. You want to eat Paleo? How about eating some grubs and insects now and then :) I don't read paleo dogma, I read what the scientists who are actually researching this stuff, who are analyzing paleo dig sites; and I don't recall any of them taking the paleo diet seriously. They are constantly pushing back the dates at when we started eating grains and legumes, and finding that the diets varied quite widely. And I don't recall any of them advocating that we eat the same way, because 1) we can't, and 2) they were not exactly robust specimens of physical health. It's nuts: we have the low-carb diet, the high-fat diet, the gluten-free diet (for non-celiacs), the glycemic index diet, the blood type diet, the vegan diet, paleo diet, and many other variations. Lifestyle changes are very hard to make, especially in our western culture where most of us grew up drinking milk, eating fast food, and relying on processed foods out of cans and boxes. So the tendency is to look for silver bullets - the magical diet to fix all our problems. [/QUOTE]
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