Sentences with phrase «limited diets of our ancestors»

Using the limited diets of our ancestors — limited by the availability of foods — as a guideline for the perfect diet today?

Not exact matches

Following the diet exactly as our ancestors did would mean barely eating on certain days, limiting the consumption of meat to when it's available, and only eating foods grown within a reasonable foraging distance.

Even though wild animals have a lower fat content associated with their muscles, our human ancestors did not limit themselves to lean muscle meat; doing so, in light of their high animal source diet, would have meant that they consumed a toxic amount of protein.

Gradually the diversity of foods in the diet began to decline as our ancestors limited themselves to a few high - yielding species such as wheat and rice.

So if your diet feels limited, to a large degree, you're following the course of evolution and staying true to how your ancestors ate in terms of variety.