Comments on: Caveman Cereal Raises a Question: Do Humans Need Grains?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:22:55 +0000

I think the more active we are the more grains we need to fuel. However our society is not as near as active as the first men were, actively hunting food, gathering food, on constant move without cars. We are more sedentary and because of such the grain intake is killing us, increased diabetes, obesity, heart disease, etc.

By: vegetarian

vegetarian — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:10:13 +0000

I eat plant foods of all kinds. I eat some grains, but not a whole lot. I always eat whole grains though. I think it’s a bit extreme to completely avoid them based on some theory. And just because our ancestors ate meat, that doesn’t mean we should. There’s nothing natural about factory farms and slaughter houses. They’re evil.

By: Viola

Viola — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:36:41 +0000

Paleo diet, was only good for hunters at that time. They were out ALL day EXERCISING, so they sure did burn all the fat they got from the meat, and sure thing they needed it.
However in today’s society, this is nonsense. If I ever hear anyone tell me they’re on a Paleo diet plan (unless they’re Eskimos), I will slap some sense right onto their face.
Cheers

By: Tinky

Tinky — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:35:14 +0000

This is fascinating stuff. My take on grains vs. vegetables and fruits is that we can eat all of them–but be moderate, particularly with the former. I don’t think I could ever give up fresh-baked bread, but I can try not to scarf it down at once!

By: lb

lb — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:23:46 +0000

The idea that there was one single “Paleo Diet” is nonsense on the face of it. Foraging people everywhere ate what was available to them. If you lived in the plains, you ate lots of meat. If you lived at the shore, you ate tons of shellfish. If you lived in the jungle, mostly plants.

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By: WilliamB

WilliamB — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:38:58 +0000

I’ll believe the Paleo diet when I see someone successfully doing it *thoroughly*. By that theory we don’t need houses, clothes, much in the way of cooked food, variety in our diet (hunter gatherers tend to have a lot of a very few things at a time), medicine, AC (in southern Africa!), or central heat. Apparently women don’t need teeth, either, because that’s what pregnant women lose if they don’t have a source of calcium in their diet.

It’s not just about genes. It’s also about the expression of those genes. There have been physical changes since then, for example our skull bones are much thinner than the paleo ancestors.

99.9% of our genome may be the same, but something like 98% of our genome is the same as our nearest primate ancestors. A little difference matters!

By: wheels

wheels — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:40:28 +0000

I think the Paleo diet is interesting, and perhaps appropriate/desirable. I don’t adhere to it, but I do find my weight a bit easier to control when I limit consumption of pasta and bread. I don’t have to limit meat and vegetables in the same way.

By: Eddy

Eddy — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:48:30 +0000

I feel most healthy when I have more fruits and vegetables in my diet. I love to eat meat, chicken and fish too.

By: Estaven

Estaven — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:23:52 +0000

The so called Paleo Diet should be called the Wacko Diet because the only people I have ever met who insist they can’t eat dairy, wheat, grains and oats are people are obsessive compulsive to begin with. The sooner the Darwin effect removes them from the food chain the better.

By: Jonathan Laden

Jonathan Laden — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:05:57 +0000

We don’t need meat, we don’t need cereal grains, we desperately need vegetables and fruits of all sorts.