Nutritional competence to fuel the body and promote optimal cellular function and disease prevention

Nutrition Excerpts from "Paleo Perspectives on Aging, Fat, Loss, Fitness,and Health" by Wayne Coolidge Jr., M.Ed., pages 59, 60, and 121.

Chapter V Paleo Perspectives Nutrition Plan

Lessons from Our Ancestors

A simple, objective interpretation of science in health and nutrition would direct us to a more primal lifestyle if we are to function optimally. Our Paleolithic ancestors did not need to count calories or take vitamins, and they were more dynamic and robust than present-day humans. With an ancestral diet, present-day diseases would virtually disappear.

Genetic change in humans is agonizingly slow. We are still programmed to eat and move as our ancestors did before the advent of agriculture. Changes in our environment and nutrition patterns have negatively affected how our genes are expressed. We are genetically programmed for a lifestyle that directly conflicts with how we live in an
industrialized, technologically changing world [3]. Paleo-Scandinavian-Mediterranean Nutrition Theory
 

Few decisions in life are as important as choosing what we fuel our bodies with several times a day. Making informed choices is difficult because the high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet myth persists. Cutting fat, eating protein sparingly, and loading up on carbohydrates are responsible for much of the premature aging, chronic disease, and physical decline suffered today [4,5]. This deficient eating style is still promoted and followed as gospel. On the other hand, it may also be unwise to cut carbohydrates to extremely low levels. Compounding the dilemma is the absence of a perfect diet that fits everyone's needs. Even if an ideal diet was agreed upon, it would not meet the needs of all individuals and would be harmful and dangerous to some with special needs and issues.

3. O'Keefe Jr. JH, Cordain L. Cardiovascular disease resulting from a diet and lifestyle
at odds with our Paleolithic genome: how to become a 21st-century hunter-gatherer.
Mayo Clin Proc. 2004;79(1):101–108.

4. Hite AH, Berkowitz VG, Berkowitz K. Low-carbohydrate diet review: shifting the
paradigm. Nutr Clin Pract. 2011;26(3):300–308.

5. Spreadbury I. Comparison with ancestral diets suggests dense acellular
carbohydrates promote an inflammatory microbiota and may be the primary dietary
cause of leptin resistance and obesity. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. 2012;5:175–189.

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