From: I William Wiser (will@wiserlife.com)
Date: Thu Apr 24 2003 - 15:01:22 MDT
> gts wrote
>
> What does follow, however, is that he knows his 4,000,000 year old
paleodiet
> is the best starting point from which to derive his optimal diet. Indeed
it
> is the only starting point, as this is the diet he is currently consuming
at
> the time the dairy and grain farmers arrive on the scene.
>
> Consider a more extreme hypothetical to make my point more clear: instead
of
> dairy and grain farmers, along come Neolithic "gasoline farmers" who want
> him to start drinking gasoline with each meal. Our man Mr. Hugh M.
Species,
> being an educated man with a rational mind, knows better than to drink
> gasoline without first seeing solid scientific evidence that foods from
the
> gasoline farmers are worthwhile additions to the diet. He is skeptical of
> the gasoline farmers' claims because 1) he accepts the theory of evolution
> and because 2) he knows he did not evolve on a diet containing gasoline.
He
> therefore asserts (just I would) that the burden-of-proof is on those who
> advocate a gasoline diet. If the gasoline farmers can't rise to the
> challenge by offering solid scientific evidence in favor of gasoline
> consumption then our man won't add gasoline to his diet.
>
> This is the same position I think moderns should take regarding any
> non-paleo food. Where is the evidence that milk and cheese add anything to
> health and longevity? There is none. Likewise with agricultural products.
> There is nothing healthful about these foods that can't be obtained from
> more nutrient-dense paleo foods.
Yes, but they are yummy and cheap. Grains, legumes, and dairy
have been in clinical trials for 10,000 years with no proven side
effects when consumed in moderation (well a little gas but...).
If millions of people had been eatting gasoline for thousands of
years with no obvious ill effects I would give it a try. And if I
liked it... After all this testing the burden of proof really is on
people saying not to eat grains, legumes and dairy.
I suppose Mr. Hugh M Species would like other species to try
it first. For all I know he did start by testing it on his animals.
Ants and cockroaches approve too. Species wise grains and
legumes have been a big win. Culture wise grain and legume
eaters have thrived. They seem to have out competed those who
did not consume grains and legumes. Dairy seems to be optional.
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