From: Harvey Newstrom (mail@HarveyNewstrom.com)
Date: Mon May 05 2003 - 19:40:53 MDT
gts wrote,
> > I see no contradiction between [evolution] and "nutritional science" as
> you seem to.
>
> Well, now I'm confused, because I see in your arguments an
> unwillingness to
> accept the idea that Paleolithic foods are better suited to our diet than
> modern non-paleo foods.
This is where your confusion is. You seem to think that if people accept
the theory of evolution, they must accept the theory of the Paleolithic
Diet. There are other interpretations, which people have mentioned in this
thread over and over. But you seem not to be grasping these concepts
because they don't agree with your understanding.
I believe in evolution. I believe it maximized human reproduction. It did
not necessarily maximize human health. It certainly did not maximize human
longevity. To assume that evolution produced the best diet is unproven,
even when evolution is proven. I do not believe evolution made the Paleo
Diet the default best for longevity or long-term health into old-age.
> For example it seems you want to recommend a diet
> containing significant amounts of legumes, but this view is
> contrary to the diet upon which we evolved. If you have any scientific
basis for your
> opinion in favor of legumes then your arguments must come from nutrition
> science rather than from evolution science, because in this case
> the latter contradicts the former.
Again, I believe that evolution is a proven fact. I do not believe this
theory that humans should not eat legumes is a proven fact. There is no
link between the two, except for a rational from Paleo Diet Theory. If
legumes were proven to be unhealthy, and a genetic link to this
unhealthiness were determined, then your hypothesis would make sense. But I
see no evidence of these facts. Instead of explaining observed facts with a
hypothesis, I see your hypothesis as predicting undiscovered facts. Until I
see scientific evidence that humans can't eat beans and grains, I don't see
why this hypothesis is necessary.
-- Harvey Newstrom, CISSP, IAM, GSEC, IBMCP <www.HarveyNewstrom.com> <www.Newstaff.com>
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