Food and western disease
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"By looking at what we know of human evolution and disease in relation to the diets that humans enjoy now and prehistorically, the book allows the reader to begin to truly understand the link between diet and disease in the Western world and move towards a greater knowledge of what can be defined as the optimal human diet." "This book will be of great interest to nutritionists, dietitians and other members of the health professions. Evolutionary biologists and anthropologists will also find much of interest within the book. All university and research establishments where nutritional sciences,
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I'm currently reading an interesting book - Food and Western Disease by Staffan Lindeberg. Among other things, it talks about how gluten might interfere with leptin (the hormone that makes us feel full). I don't think this has been proven 100% yet, but I've noticed that…
on “To Lose Weight, Eating Less Is Far More Important Than Exercising More” ↗…[1] discusses that it can be due to food. In savanna elephants are forced to feed on grains and dry grass, while in forest they feed on leaves, which is probably more natural. [1] Staffan Lindeberg. Food and Western Disease: Health and Nutrition from an Evolutionary Perspective
on “Evolutionary gene loss may explain why only humans are prone to heart attack” ↗