Re: The Evolution Diet Has Evolved!

On Apr 20, 4:31 am, crisology <crisol...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
 > > <trigonometry1...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Some even argue some Asians are better adapted
to high starch diets.

Study Finds Evidence of Genetic Response to Diet
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DiggFacebookMixxYahoo! BuzzPermalinkBy NICHOLAS WADE
Published: September 10, 2007

"Researchers studying the enzyme that converts starch to simple sugars
like glucose have found that people living in countries with a high-
starch diet produce considerably more of the enzyme than people who
eat a low-starch diet.

The reason is an evolutionary one. People in high-starch countries
have many extra copies of the amylase gene which makes the starch-
converting enzyme"

Hunting for a reason to hunt while gathering reasons not to,
Chris

It is my understanding from reading on the subject on McDougall's
website that humans have more genes for amylase production than that
of our closest primate relatives. There are about three isolated
tribes, one in the far north and two in africa that McDougall mentions
that do not have these genes (or very few). I believe he also says
that if you don't eat carbs then the amylase production decreases.
Possibly this sets up a cycle--eat less carbs, amylase decreases, lack
of amylase makes it difficult to eat carbs and not have a blood sugar
spike. Perhaps this is why Atkins told his dieters to go off their
high fat low carb diets a week before they had a glucose tolerance
test, otherwise they would test diabetic.

I have read elsewhere that fruitarians are subject to dangerously high
uric acid levels. It is also doubtful that the fruit our evolutionary
ancestors ate was as sweet or as large as the scientifically bred
modern fruit in the grocery store. While our ancestors were probably
scavengers until they developed lethal hunting weapons and techniques,
they probably dined on small rodents, insects and other sources of
animal protein before we as a species developed a taste for prime
rib. The "Paleolithic Diet" describes present day primitive diets as
ranging anywhere from twenty per cent carbs to eighty per cent carbs.
When you are hungry you will eat whatever you can get from your
environment. Nature designed us to sustain ourselves with what is
available so that we can reach reproductive age, reproduce and nurture
young. It seems our interest now is in healthy longevity. Almost an
anti evolutionary project. My own regular diet now is fruit,
vegetables, beans, grains, fish, a few nuts and seeds and a very
little olive oil on salads. Meat is a treat sometimes if I eat out.

It isn't clear to me if Chris is suggesting a fruitarian diet or
simply adding fruit to one's regular diet.

Dolores
.

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