Enig and early humans (was: High Cholesterol - (Transfats)

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Early humans ate what they could find, when they could find it. Their diets

were inconsistent, because food availability varied with season, environment/

geography, and flora/fauna population cycles. We have the scientific method

to guide us, and, notwithstanding price variations at the store, we can try to

eat an optimum diet (based on our interpretations of research) consistently

throughout the year. We know a lot about macro and micronutrients, and we

can control our diets to optimize intake of nutrients while we minimize

calories. That humans have thrived throughout the world on extremely

different diets (e.g., Inuit eat mostly meat, no vegetables, most Hindus are

vegetarian for generations) implies that we are very adaptable when it comes

to food. Evolution does not select for longevity past reproductive age so it is

incorrect to extrapolate from the putative " caveman " diet to discover what is

best for CRON. Only the scientific method tells us what is optimum for

longevity. This is part of Walford's legacy.

Thin Man