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<blockquote data-quote="Member496333" data-source="post: 1961212"><p>Just to clarify one point - not nitpicking at anyone in particular - the commonly accepted definition of an “essential” nutrient is one that is required to support life. Without which we will die quite quickly. Fatty acids and amino acids being the obvious examples. In my opinion, based on my research, there is no carbohydrate that fits this description. If humans required carbohydrate in order to thrive, our evolutionary stream would have frozen over millions of years ago during the first winter in the northern hemisphere after Adam and Eve got married. We wouldn’t be having this conversation.</p><p></p><p>To the best of my knowledge, it has been scientifically proven that humans can thrive without carbohydrate, and therefore fibre. That doesn’t mean there are no benefits in some individuals, or even entire populations, but it does mean that one cannot conflate low-carb with low-fibre and premature death. Which is exactly what all these studies and pieces are attempting to assert.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Member496333, post: 1961212"] Just to clarify one point - not nitpicking at anyone in particular - the commonly accepted definition of an “essential” nutrient is one that is required to support life. Without which we will die quite quickly. Fatty acids and amino acids being the obvious examples. In my opinion, based on my research, there is no carbohydrate that fits this description. If humans required carbohydrate in order to thrive, our evolutionary stream would have frozen over millions of years ago during the first winter in the northern hemisphere after Adam and Eve got married. We wouldn’t be having this conversation. To the best of my knowledge, it has been scientifically proven that humans can thrive without carbohydrate, and therefore fibre. That doesn’t mean there are no benefits in some individuals, or even entire populations, but it does mean that one cannot conflate low-carb with low-fibre and premature death. Which is exactly what all these studies and pieces are attempting to assert. [/QUOTE]
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