Re: Vegan Diet (was Re: Practical Extropianism)

Patrick Wilken (patrickw@cs.monash.edu.au)
Sat, 10 May 1997 00:14:06 +1000

>We like fat and sugars because they were rather scarce in the past - if
>you found them, eat them by all means, because you'll never know when
>you'll find more food.

Also the bad affects of a diet high in fats and sugars doesn't really kick
in till well after mean life-expectancy of paleolithic people.
Cardiovascular disease and cancer weren't really big killers in the 50000
years ago. You were much more likely to die of starvation than
over-indulgence.

best, patrick

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