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By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 05:42:37 +0000

Humans weren’t alive that long ago to control fires which you say 1.45 million years ago

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By: LisaR

LisaR — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:19:29 +0000

I am not saying we are evolved for processed food- YET. I AM saying we ARE evolved for grains and dairy. Many of us.

Just because Grok (whoever whatever that is) could not handle them does not mean most of us can. We are NOT modern cavemen.

By: Rafi Bar-Lev

Rafi Bar-Lev — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:26:27 +0000

Scott,

First of all, great post. I feel like I have a greater understanding of raw and cooked food. I do however, have one question.

You wrote “The reality is that humans started cooking food because it makes food more easily digestible, rather than making it more difficult to digest. There are some exceptions, but for the most part, this is true. And the only measure of how nutritious a food is is how well the body can digest it.”

I didn’t quite understand what you meant by that. Doesn’t how many nutrients are found in a food determine the nutrient level of the food? For instance, we may digest cucumbers more easily than tomatoes, but from what I understand tomatoes are more nutrient-heavy than cucumbers. So it’s really irrelevant which is digested better, as far as I can tell.

Anyway, great post.

Rafi Bar-Lev

By: Mike OD

Mike OD — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:34:56 +0000

Lisa – I’m not sure I understand your point completely….are you saying that people should not eat Paleo like foods because there is no proof of us being 100% like Paleolithic people, and instead we should already be adapted to Coke and Big Macs? You don’t have to eat Paleo-like 100% to see great benefits….as many here also have other foods. There are other important factors when it comes to disease prevention and longevity as well….such as the lifestyle of the person including all external stressors.

FYI. Mark Sisson did not invent the Paleo Diet (although he is a promoter of the tremendous benefits that can come from implementing it)….Google “Paleo Diet” or “Dr Cordain” and you may learn more about it…..or go here: http://paleodiet.com/

By: LisaR

LisaR — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:36:16 +0000

Scott

You do realize we are NOT the same as Paleoman, right?

We are in fact significantly different and have evolved a lot since that time. In fact we are not even the same as persons from 1,000 -2,000 years ago.

We are more different from people 5,000 years ago then they were from
Neanderthals.

Type into google “humans continually evolving. Dr. Henry Harpending is a renowned Professor of Anthropology and has discovered this.

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Mark Sisson’s stuff is just not scientifically valid.