This actually correlates a lot to the Paleo diet that was on the Hacker News frontpage a few weeks back. The modern diet is a lot different to the traditional

This actually correlates a lot to the Paleo diet that was on the Hacker News frontpage a few weeks back. The modern diet is a lot different to the traditional hunter gather diet of people with which we share a almost all of our genetics. The Paleo diet however doesn't advocate swapping carbs for meat, but rather mostly low carb vegetables with a lot more protein and a medium amount of fat. They certainly aren't advocating Atkins.