Paleo Critique

auddii

This was a great read, and sounds like a great conference:
http://hells-ditch.com/2012/08/archaeologists-officially-declare-collective-sigh-over-paleo-diet/

One of my favorite quotes:

“Look, the diet itself is sound; it’s the philosophy that’s bull****. Eat what you want. Just leave the damn cavemen out of it.”

Several points from archeologists and evolution scientists about why the diet is misnamed (but not necessarily saying anything about the diet is bad).

grggmrtn

I love the title of the article

auddii

Perhaps I should have titled the thread that; I figured it'd get a few more responses.

snazzyjazzy21

Humans can and will eat everything, and we are remarkably successful not in spite of this fact, but because of it. Our adaptability is the hallmark of the human species. We’re not called omnivores for nothing.

Awesome.

richardheath

Some choice quotes in there! I liked:

”You really want to be paleo? Then don’t buy anything from a store. Gather and kill what you need to eat. Wild grasses and tubers, acorns, gophers, crickets- They all provide a lot of nutrition. You’ll spend a lot of energy gathering the stuff, of course, and you’re going to be hungry, but that’ll help you maintain that lean physique you’re after. And hunting down the neighbor’s cats for dinner because you’ve already eaten your way through the local squirrel population will probably give you all the exercise you’ll ever need.”

But yeah - pretty much what I've been thinking too. Eat what you want, but don't think your "paleo" diet is truly what humans specifically evolved to eat. Eat all the foodz!

FredDoyle

Obvious tag is missing.
I've been saying this here since I joined.

bcattoes

I've read that before and love it (actually posted about it a while ago and included the same quote).

I mean if thinking you are eating like a caveman gets you goal, then I guess the delusion is worth something.