Cave Men Diets Offer Insights

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Source: Purdue University (http://www.purdue.edu/)

 

The complete article is at:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/02/020205080142.htm

 

Cave Men Diets Offer Insights To Today's Health Problems, Study Shows

 

 

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But there's a catch: To be as healthy as a cave man you have to eat certain

kinds of fish, wild game such as venison, or grass-fed meat such as beef.

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They found that wild game, such as venison or elk meat, as well as

grass-fed beef, contain a mixture of fats that are actually healthy for you,

and, the researchers say, lower cholesterol and reduce other chronic disease

risk. .....................

 

 

..................................... The research was funded by the National

Science Foundation, Analyzing the foods that people ate 10,000 years ago is

not a flight of scientific esoterica. The researchers say this finding has

important implications for what we eat today.

 

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........... that remained into the 20th century and found that modern

maladies, such as heart disease, high cholesterol, obesity and diabetes, are

rare in these populations. ..............

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In a message dated 4/13/02 5:14:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

dogchef writes:

 

 

> Be aware that most beef cows aren't fed grass.

 

Actually not quite true. They all start out grass fed and at a certain age

are then sent to big feed lots where they are fattened up with grains etc.

 

:-) Gabriela

 

 

 

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>But there's a catch: To be as healthy as a cave man you have to eat certain

>kinds of fish, wild game such as venison, or grass-fed meat such as beef.

 

Be aware that most beef cows aren't fed grass. They're fed grain mix,

rendered animals, drugs, and cast off foods (I saw a segment the other day

on a man who feeds his cows candy.)

 

Veronica