Posts tagged Hunter-gatherer
Plant-based Vs Animal-based Diets: Modern Disease in Ancient Egyptians

Most people alive today would probably agree that organic, pesticide-free, whole wheat, grain-based diets, low in animal-based foods, richer in plant proteins from lentils and beans, and consisting mainly of vegetables are ideal diets. The ancient Egyptians ate this way. To repeat, it was organic, pesticide-free, and whole-grain. Ask the folks who made the food pyramid (My Plate) and the Eat Lancet Diet, and they will love it. Does it sound amazing to you? Well, not to me. My Plate has adult men eating around ten slices of bread per day, or the equivalent of 47 teaspoons of table sugar! I wrote about how the Eat Lancet Diet causes malnutrition on January 1, which is a similar diet to My Plate. If you are interested in their recommendations—the Lancet's diet causes protein deficiency, among other things. Let’s see how the ancient Egyptians who ate the same way fared.

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Diet, Functional Medicine, General Health, Oral HealthScott Solomons, DDSAncient Egypt, Neolithic, Hunter-gatherer, EAT Lancet, The Food Pyramid, My Plate, Table Sugar, Carbohydrates, Malnutrition, Stone Age, The Nile, Vegetarian, Vegan, Meat, Isotope, Beer, Bread, Protein, Tooth Decay, gum disease, Plaque, Orthodontics, Malocclusion, Crooked Teeth, Impacted Wisdom Teeth, Facial development, King Tut, Hardening of the Arteries, Atherosclerosis, Heart Disease, Junk Food, Processed Foods, triglycerides, HDL:, Triglyceride:HDL RatioComment