The Paleolithic Diet: A New Look at Our Oldest Diet (Part I)
Sunday, September 23, 2012 at 10:17AM
Dr. John in Gary J. Sawyer, LIving Well, Paleo Diet, Paleo diet, ancestral diet

Some attribute the increase in obesity, an underlying factor in many of the modern diseases, to a lack of will power, a puzzling argument that fails to explain the increasing body mass over the past three decades. Others blame easy availability of food and lack of exercise: we take in too many calories and don’t burn enough. The simplistic solution proposed: eat less and exercise more. While our sedentary lifestyle contributes to obesity, the real culprit is low-quality fuel. We chose, and are surrounded by, low quality foods. Physical anthropologist Gary J. Sawyer puts it simply:

"We do not know how to eat properly. We feed ourselves, but we fail to give ourselves proper nutrition."

The magazine artist chose the above illustration. I would have added more protein. Still, a nice illustration.

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