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<blockquote data-quote="fergus" data-source="post: 85646" data-attributes="member: 6150"><p>I'm sure we could endlessly debate the fat content of meat through years gone by but it wouldn't really get us very far.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Those sorts of comparisons are a bit like comparing apples and pears. We're meant to conclude that modern meat (hamburger) is far fattier than more natural game (venison). But beef is a much fattier meat than venison anyway, so it doesn't really prove anything.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>From wikipedia admittedly, but hey ho.</p><p></p><p>AliB, I think there may well be something in the idea that population groups are attuned to diets available in their particular part of the world. The time necessary for humans to adapt to available foods is hard to guess. It makes me wonder about whether a 'Mediterranean diet', the supposed gold standard of healthy diets, would be a good idea for the Laplanders for example? Would they be better or worse off swapping olive oil and tomatoes for reindeer meat? Who can say.</p><p>Is it also worth wondering about the type of diet we are all best pre-adapted to? I'm thinking about the example of people such as Vilhamjur Stefansson and his colleagues who seemed to flourish on a diet completely devoid of carbohydrates which had previously been a staple.</p><p></p><p>All the best,</p><p></p><p>fergus</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fergus, post: 85646, member: 6150"] I'm sure we could endlessly debate the fat content of meat through years gone by but it wouldn't really get us very far. Those sorts of comparisons are a bit like comparing apples and pears. We're meant to conclude that modern meat (hamburger) is far fattier than more natural game (venison). But beef is a much fattier meat than venison anyway, so it doesn't really prove anything. From wikipedia admittedly, but hey ho. AliB, I think there may well be something in the idea that population groups are attuned to diets available in their particular part of the world. The time necessary for humans to adapt to available foods is hard to guess. It makes me wonder about whether a 'Mediterranean diet', the supposed gold standard of healthy diets, would be a good idea for the Laplanders for example? Would they be better or worse off swapping olive oil and tomatoes for reindeer meat? Who can say. Is it also worth wondering about the type of diet we are all best pre-adapted to? I'm thinking about the example of people such as Vilhamjur Stefansson and his colleagues who seemed to flourish on a diet completely devoid of carbohydrates which had previously been a staple. All the best, fergus [/QUOTE]
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