despite the fact that there has been some adaptation by human beings over the last several hundred thousand years, we are still "cavemen" from a nutritional standpoint. the optimal nutrition present during that period when the human gut and immune systems evolved consisted of fruits, vegetables and wild game for the most part. the meat in this wild game was very similar to that which can be acquired through pasture-feeding of modern livestock. most research suggests that our ancestors consumed more lean, pasture-fed animal protein than contemporary man. they also consumed much larger amounts of fruits and vegetables, had higher potassium and calcium content in the diet, and rarely depended on sodium-rich foods or grains. the extent to which modern diets can recapture these evolutionary concepts may guide us away from any of a number of chronic inflammatory diseases, insulin resistant diabetes, and obesity. one basic fundamental of this so-called "paleo-nutrition" is the consumption of pasture-fed meats instead of grain-fed meat.
-christopher m foley, md
clinical faculty at the university of minnesota
college of pharmacy and medical school
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