From: gts (gts_2000@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Apr 14 2003 - 15:02:58 MDT
Damien Sullivan wrote:
> Thing is, say I grant what Cordain says. That seems to
> really mean I'd be granting the Paleolithic diet is what
> we're evolved for... meaning it's optimal for human growth and
> reproduction.
>
> But that's not the same as longevity...
Yes, absolutely! That is the $64,000 question. Now we're getting somewhere.
As I wrote to samantha or someone earlier today, I consider the paleolithic
diet the *default* diet. The paleodiet is the null hypothesis. As such it
needn't be proven. Any deviations from the default paleodiet diet must on
the other hand be proven.
And I do deviate from the paleodiet for such reasons. I take many
supplements and medicines that I think show promise for life-extension
beyond the default diet. As a simple example I take far more vitamin C each
day than would have been accessible on a daily basis by our paleolithic
ancestors. I think there is enough evidence for C to deviate from the paleo
diet in this respect. I also take other more exotic nutrients and medicines
in an effort to enhance the default paleolithic diet.
-gts
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