> I feel like they’re arguing against some very limited, specific version of paleo that is not the norm. What is the “norm” for paleo? Genuinely curious. I gue

> I feel like they’re arguing against some very limited, specific version of paleo that is not the norm. What is the “norm” for paleo? Genuinely curious. I guess there’s a distribution that ranges from instagram/gym culture to product advertisement to serious scientific anthropology. The problem, I think, is that there are many, many more people sharing the instagram/gym talking points than there are anthropologists. So if the norm is defined by number of people advocating the benefits of a paleo diet, I’d argue the “meat, meat, meat” view is far and away more common than the idea that the actual diet of ancient humans includes corn, potatoes, and honey. The meat view is certainly what I’ve heard the most of when the word “paleo” is being used. BTW heard a podcast recently that touched on how the paleo advertising for dog food, arguing that dogs’ ancestors are wild wolves and only ate meat, was making dogs sick because modern domesticated dogs are evolved for a heavy carb diet.