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I’m not convinced the author of this post did enough research. Because some of the best resources were not mentioned. The leading meta researcher in this field
by moltar 2y ago
I’m not convinced the author of this post did enough research. Because some of the best resources were not mentioned. The leading meta researcher in this field is the author of the Fire in a Bottle blog who argues that linoleic acid itself doesn’t necessarily make you fat. But it triggers torpor in animals to trigger pathways to start accumulating fat. It’s like a trigger from nature. Because usually linoleic acid rich foods are available around fall which is when animals need to store weight before the winter.
- Vegenoid 2y agoI'm not sure what you mean exactly by 'this field', and I'd never heard of this person, but in spending a few minutes looking him up, his work and his online presence - I find it hard to believe that 'the leading meta researcher in this field' is a very accurate description. I'd be curious for some more information justifying that.
- ch4s3 2y agoHumans don’t undergo torpor though, so what conclusions can we really draw here about people? Humans didn’t evolve from recent ancestors that hibernate and our ancestors certainly consumed tree nuts and eggs as they were available. This hibernation connection smells like bullshit to me.
- goda90 2y agoPre-food preservation, grain storage, etc they probably put on as much weight as possible in summer and fall and then lost it in winter though. Not hibernation, but gaining a lot of weight in the fall would be advantageous.
- ch4s3 2y agoThat's kind of moving the bar isn't it? It does not follow that a pattern of some humans and hominids in some environments possibly bulking up seasonally means that oil from seeds is unhealthy. There are so may leaps of logic here that it's meaningless.