Carbs and grains cause health problems. Simple as that. This is the internet and I am aloud to say it. I am not a doctor, but consider this. In virtually every book I have read where the author has done considerable research in the field, the same conclusion is always clear. Refined and processed carbohydrates and grains cause health problems. Read “Good Calories, Bad Calories,” by Gary Taubes, or “the Paleo Diet,” by Loren Cordain (Ph.D.) and you will learn why.
Simply put, look at the ancient civilizations that were once big meat eaters and little carb eaters. Then look at what happens to them once they add carbs and farming into their diet. The early farmers were typically shorter than their ancestors. Look at Greece and Turkey for example. Preagricultural men were 5’9” and wowen averaged 5’5”. By 3000 B.C., with the introduction to farming, these numbers shrunk to 5’3” and 5′ respectively.
Shrinking heights were the least of their problems, studies of their teeth and bones also revealed other huge problems. Cavities, bone mineral deficiencies, osteoporosis to name a few. New staples of carbs and grains provided calories, but not the minerals that lean proteins and fruit and vegetables provided. Then when you add in the invention of Cheeses and butters… more virtually mineral-less and useless empty calories… you have lower quality of life and diseases.
Add in the Agricultural Revolution and suddenly, the modern world’s main staple of calories are “empty” and hence all the health problems we have. Sure these calories helped the population explosion on earth… but they do not help us.
Ever wonder why Veterinarians don’t let you feed your pets “people food???” Well… that’s because it will give them diseases, allergies and make them sick. Hmmm… maybe that grilled cheese isn’t as appetizing as before?
Cameron.
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