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Traditional to whom, to hunter gatherers? Early farmers living in tribes? Or people living under strong states that developed over past few thousands years?
by xyzzyz 6y ago
Traditional to whom, to hunter gatherers? Early farmers living in tribes? Or people living under strong states that developed over past few thousands years?
- bsima 6y agoPrice observed the traditional cultures he had access to at the time, you can read the details for yourself here: http://www.journeytoforever.org/farm_library/price/pricetoc.html http://www.journeytoforever.org/farm_library/price/pricetoc....
- jungletime 6y agoBased on my visit to India, travels around middle east, and third world countries. Oils, and fats are the most affordable way to get a high enough amount of calories in a diet for the poor masses. So even if you're poor, and eating rice everyday. It will be typically with something oily and some spices to add flavour.
- chrisco255 6y agoI read the book, he travelled to multiple continents and generally this is pre- industrial diets, or prior to introduction of vegetable and seed oils, refined sugars, processed carbs, etc. Because he was able to do this research in the 20s, the industrial diet hadn't quite taken over. He also studied mummies in South America. They overwhelmingly had perfect teeth, prior to introduction of modern junk food.
- partyboat1586 6y agoI wonder how they survived berries. Because berries are not good for your teeth due to high (natural) sugar content.
- blaser-waffle 6y agoModern fruits have wayyy more sugar than wild plants, due to years and years of selective breeding. Even then you still have a lot of fiber and acid to slow down the release and absorption of sugars.
- novok 6y agoAlso berries are fairly seasonal AFAIK