tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527840491496268397.post5296859825117857865..comments2024-03-08T11:20:30.095-07:00Comments on Credit Bubble Stocks: Review of The New Evolution Diet: What Our Paleolithic Ancestors Can Teach Us about Weight Loss, Fitness, and Aging by Arthur De VanyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527840491496268397.post-32465022880903074482015-07-29T11:11:07.908-07:002015-07-29T11:11:07.908-07:00I think we should ask for our money back that was ...I think we should ask for our money back that was spent on USDA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527840491496268397.post-66152598603994422032015-05-18T10:22:16.589-07:002015-05-18T10:22:16.589-07:00Good point/counter-point on grains being ultimate ...Good point/counter-point on grains being ultimate poverty vs. ultimate capitalist foodstuff.<br /><br />Another nuance to consider is that grains provided the opportunity for rainy-day fund nutrition. That is, they may not have been the primary source of nutrition at any time other than mass crop failure, at which point they were used as a bridge from one period of abundance to another. I would have to imagine, without knowing the anthropological history too well, that even after humans began growing, using and storing these crops that their diets did not become dominated by them but rather they still made use of fresh plant and animal life when it was available.<br /><br />Finally, like most foods which have been genetically selected for mass commoditization rather than nutrition, the grains we eat today do not resemble the grains of yore in terms of protein, fat and carbohydrate content, nor in taste, nor in variety. Similarly, they are not laboriously prepared ("processed") in the way traditional societies typically prepared them, either, which also affects the aforementioned characteristics.<br /><br />Maybe it is because of the acrimony over the "cultish" nature of this group or something else, but I am surprised no one has referenced the Weston A Price Foundation ("WAPF"). They are largely sympathetic to holistic paleo -- not fad/sexy paleo, ie, what people who also ignorantly perform CrossFit routines are into -- and incorporate grains through more critical analysis of sourcing, preparation and overall diet balancing. It's another resource to consider.<br /><br />What all of these intellectual vendors have in common is that they petition their adherents to apply reason to nutrition. In other words, the question, "What to eat?" should be premised on information gathered from the question, "What is the nutrient and anti-nutrient content of this foodstuff?"<br /><br />For laymen, you need to have a reason beyond "I am hungry" to ingest something.Taylor Conanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270678440957992085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527840491496268397.post-77769314659698207942015-05-15T20:30:50.047-07:002015-05-15T20:30:50.047-07:00I agree, the civilizational benefits of grains app...I agree, the civilizational benefits of grains applied to society as a whole, not to individual people. There's no reason for anyone to eat bread if he can afford to eat healthier food. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597727760854955867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527840491496268397.post-15573108250349944262015-05-15T18:45:18.936-07:002015-05-15T18:45:18.936-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.CPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701174164478027499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527840491496268397.post-21740280820198566152015-05-15T18:45:15.927-07:002015-05-15T18:45:15.927-07:00James, that's a good point - but I think you c...James, that's a good point - but I think you can compound your returns for longer if you eat salmon and spinach instead of bread.CPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701174164478027499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527840491496268397.post-43490884990745460742015-05-15T17:19:45.244-07:002015-05-15T17:19:45.244-07:00"Bread is the ultimate poverty food – it exis...<i>"Bread is the ultimate poverty food – it exists only because grain is cheap, easy to grow and is less perishable than other foods."</i><br /><br />This is actually a point in favor of grains. Since they were so much easier to store than the foods hunter-foragers ate, agriculture gave people an incentive to think of the future for the first time. Stored food also acted as a primitive form of capital that allowed for division of labor-- once it became possible to store food, it also became possible to have craftsmen and others who could focus on technology/culture rather than feeding themselves.<br /><br />Grains are inferior nutritionally, but they were a better technology in other ways and a necessary evil for civilization to develop.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597727760854955867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527840491496268397.post-47085009214726852382015-05-15T15:26:17.377-07:002015-05-15T15:26:17.377-07:00Btw, I agree with this criticism of the diet in De...Btw, I agree with this criticism of the diet in De Vany:<br /><br />http://huntgatherlove.com/content/two-philosophies<br /><br />I'm not giving De Vany 5/5 for the diet but for the thoughts on power law distributions.CPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701174164478027499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527840491496268397.post-46729497936786871432015-05-15T11:59:55.425-07:002015-05-15T11:59:55.425-07:00Eah, I agree with your points.
There are a numbe...Eah, I agree with your points. <br /><br />There are a number of great bloggers/authors who are synthesizing this research into a system one can use: De Vany, Mangan, etc.<br /><br />The USDA has a budget of $140 billion; it should be shut down.<br /><br />(About 80% of that is foodstamps - but the $30 billion would be enough for a Mars program.)CPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701174164478027499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527840491496268397.post-32719141294002729702015-05-15T11:24:35.412-07:002015-05-15T11:24:35.412-07:00Here's a great De Vany quote I forgot to inclu...Here's a great De Vany quote I forgot to include:<br /><br />"Bread is the ultimate poverty food – it exists only because grain is cheap, easy to grow and is less perishable than other foods."CPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701174164478027499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527840491496268397.post-56666471864290315262015-05-15T07:34:58.212-07:002015-05-15T07:34:58.212-07:00Let me second Eah's recommendation of Rogue He...Let me second Eah's recommendation of Rogue Health and Fitness. I assume that many Credit Bubble Stocks readers are already familiar with Mangan and his writing, but those who aren't owe it to themselves to check out his site.<br /><br />Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597727760854955867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527840491496268397.post-15142797083021719312015-05-15T03:10:44.119-07:002015-05-15T03:10:44.119-07:00One of the most respected bloggers on low carb is ...One of the most respected bloggers on low carb is an English vet - here's what he eats: <br />http://high-fat-nutrition.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/what-do-i-eat-2013-update.htmlbegobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527840491496268397.post-80248436314614340802015-05-15T02:39:20.802-07:002015-05-15T02:39:20.802-07:00I think it is vastly more important to avoid sugar...I think it is vastly more important to avoid sugars -- carbohydrates of all kinds, ie including bread, but also fruit juice, and especially those found in abundance in many processed foods, eg high fructose corn syrup -- than it is to avoid fried food (eg meat). Although most oils used to fry food do have a poor Omega-3 vs Omega-6 balance.<br /><br />Over the last few years, I have read literally dozens of very good books and blogs around this subject, all by people deserving of respect and attention, and the general advice here also generally matches the conclusions of these authors and bloggers re diet and exercise.<br /><br />Dennis Mangain -- <a href="http://roguehealthandfitness.com/" rel="nofollow">Rogue Health and Fitness</a><br /><br />Perhaps the book that gave reconsideration of conventional diet advice (fat and meat = bad) a real impulse: <br /><br />Gary Taubes -- <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Good-Calories-Bad-Controversial-Science/dp/1400033462" rel="nofollow">Good Calories, Bad Calories</a><br /><br />After all that reading, you have to come to the conclusion that government sponsored diet advice over the last 60 years or so has been <b>absolutely wrong</b>, and is the primary cause of the obesity and diabetes epidemics plaguing nearly all developed countries.eahnoreply@blogger.com