to be dangerous to humans beings as well as not having anything to do with the actual
paleolithic diet of humans.
Not exact matches
By analyzing microwear traces on the fossilized molars
of Neandertals and Upper
Paleolithic modern
humans, the researchers were able to draw conclusions about
diet type and establish a relationship with prevalent climactic conditions.
But I would never try to convince anyone that I know what the myriad geographically isolated populations
of paleolithic humans composed for their various
diets.
In case you're new to the science
of Paleolithic nutrition,
humans don't actually need grains to survive... grains were never a part
of the ancient
human diet until agriculture came around only about ten thousand years ago.
The Paleo
diet, also known as the Caveman or Stone Age
diet, is based on foods similar to what was available to
humans during the
Paleolithic era, before the introduction
of agriculture.
Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't the common rationalization for
paleolithic diets that
humans have been following these
diets for vast periods
of time and therefore should have evolved (i.e. physically adapted) to eating that way?
Humans are physiologically more adapted to paleo way
of living and eating and thus it is quite natural that
human body responds well on adopting
paleolithic diet.
Some late
Paleolithic humans may have consumed smaller quantities
of certain types
of cereal grains, however, the weight
of the evidence clearly indicates that grains did not make up a large part
of the typical
diet of Paleolithic humans.
During those first 77,000 generations
of human history, we survived and thrived on a
paleolithic diet.
Because
humans have eaten a
paleolithic diet (without grains) for the vast majority
of our evolutionary history.
Archaeologists examining fossil poo (no, I'm not making this up) from
paleolithic humans finds that they ate a
diet containing 100 grams and more
of fiber a day showing that our bodies evolved eating a simply staggering amount
of fiber!
The table below summarizes the results
of a comparison among recommended paleo menus, recommended plant - based menus, and a true
Paleolithic diet eaten by early
humans.
The basic premise
of the so - called «paleo»
diet is simple — the
diet humans ate in preagricultural,
Paleolithic times is best suited for
human health.
«Even short - term consumption
of a
paleolithic type
diet improves BP and glucose tolerance, decreases insulin secretion, increases insulin sensitivity and improves lipid profiles without weight loss in healthy sedentary
humans»
The evolution
of the
human diet over the past 10,000 years from a
Paleolithic diet to our current modern pattern
of intake has resulted in profound changes, not only in our in feeding behavior, but our overall health.
The Paleo community should accept low - toxicity starchy plants as a healthy part
of the
human diet; recognize that Paleo cultures were willing to eat any food that was nourishing and low in toxins; and recognize traditional food preparation methods as genuine
Paleolithic technologies for food de-toxification that enabled a broadening
of the
diet.
Some suggest there is evidence that the
diet of Stone Age
humans (as early as 23,000 years ago and perhaps even as early as 200,000 years ago), did include, in some form, refined starches and grains that are excluded from the
Paleolithic diet today.