Comments on: Basic Nutrition

By: Jeff Barnett

Jeff Barnett — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:54:06 +0000

Paleolithic man (PM) lived to be even less than 30, on average, because he was likely to die from things like a broken arm or a hunting expedition. He had a short life span because his life exposed him to trauma and the consequences of trauma were often death, not a night in the ER. His biochemistry had nothing to do with his short life span.

Re: “things happen for a reason” Eating according to the USDA food pyramid requires approximately the same amount of time as eating real food. I don’t spend any time in my back yard hunting squirrels. My dietary lifestyle is also stable. If it weren’t stable then it would be due to socio-economic reasons outside biology, and not because of the scientific soundness of the diet. IMO, your point is moot.

I suppose we can agree on “on the other hand.”

Re: “Still” This is a straw man argument. Nobody ever posited that they would prefer all paleolithic technology to modern technology. However, that’s easy to prove wrong, so you can set that up as a straw man and then easily knock it down, but I’m not fooled.

By: grataku

grataku — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:42:18 +0000

Before we throw the baby, the water and the whole basin out the window let me point out a few things…

The paleo’s liked/HAD to live dangerously, always looking for hard to come-by foods, and lived to be 30.

THINGS HAPPEN FOR A REASON:
Now there maybe a cohort of good’ol boys (and refrigerator producers) behind the standard food pyramid but it’s not all bad, it has brought stability, easier lifestyle, time for hunting was replaced by time to innovate and be productive and longer lifespan (which may or may not be a good thing @7 bil pop.)

ON THE OTHER HAND:
Food as an industry has a money making operation IS causing people to eat waay too much, leaving the fat, diseased spoils to serve as guinea pigs of the drug industry and their lifestyle products.

STILL:
When given the choice I will opt for my modern surgeon vs. a paleo surgeon everytime.

By: Bob Bonniol

Bob Bonniol — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:29:50 +0000

This particular comment smells like spam. Great article by the way. Processed foods are killing us, and it’s a cultural problem.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 01:10:31 +0000

This is a great article! I agree completely with you when it comes to nutrition. Fats should not be feared, and the perimeter of the grocery store is our friend (minus the bakery!)

By: Victor Vega

Victor Vega — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:53:18 +0000

“I assure you that my Paleolithic ancestors were some bad Homo Erectus motherfu*^ers, and they caught the cow.”
HAHAHAHAHAHA
HILARIOUS!!!!! lol

By: Victor Vega

Victor Vega — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:38:28 +0000

Quick correction.
Humans have existed between 250,000 and 160,000 years NOT millions of years — depending on where you drawn the line between ‘archaic’ and ‘modern’ homo sapiens. This is based on Mitochondrial DNA and fossil evidence.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human

Otherwise, GREAT ARTICLE! Keep them coming.

By: Tammie

Tammie — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:04:44 +0000

I like this article and it was very helpful

By: Chris - ZTF

Chris - ZTF — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:59:58 +0000

Excellent article and introduction to good nutrition. I agree with you on the yoghrt and cottage cheese front as it provides a good easy way to sneak in some protein or an on the fly breakfast. One tip is to look for dairy products with the highest protein content and lowest carbs plus not too high in fat. This makes it far easier to digest.

By: Patrick Fink

Patrick Fink — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:16:23 +0000

Very good article, Jeff. I don’t want to eat crap sandwiches either.

By: David Clem

David Clem — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:25:44 +0000

EA, I wish I could take credit for this article. It was put together by Jeff (who has mad writing skills…IMO).