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I'd never heard of this, but it makes sense: satisfying fruits and vegetables (artichokes, onions, beets, apples, cherries), some bread (whole-grain, I'd guess)
by clock_tower 11y ago
I'd never heard of this, but it makes sense: satisfying fruits and vegetables (artichokes, onions, beets, apples, cherries), some bread (whole-grain, I'd guess), a little meat. Doubtless tea, too, and a little chocolate, but minimal sugar. This is definitely a diet to keep in mind!
The article's point on life expectancies, also, is timeless. In almost any era, if you make it to 5 years old, you'll make it to 70. (This was as true in the Middle Ages as in the mid-Victorian period.) When we see life expectancies of 30 or 40 years, it's a sign that most people didn't make it to 5...
- cgh 11y agoCorrection: a lot of meat. The diet was basically animal protein and vegetables. In their linked studies, the authors make it clear that offal in particular was consumed far more heavily than today. I guess it was cheaper than skeletal muscle meat.
- clock_tower 11y agoGuess what linked studies I was saving to read after work... :P Still interesting, though. I'll definitely take a look at this in more detail.
- RogtamBar 11y agoOffal not only was, but is cheaper than skeletal meat. Hearts, for example, are good meat. You can get them for 1$ per pound. Tastes very similar to normal muscle, but it's darker. Which is why they're always sold out after 11 am..
- 11thEarlOfMar 11y agoYeah, we used to get chicken livers at Kentucky Fried Chicken. Funny, I'd forgotten about that until now.