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As a physician I think the diversity hypothesis should really be challenged. Our guts, microbes, and even genes take a while to change. Is diversity really help
by davak 12y ago
As a physician I think the diversity hypothesis should really be challenged. Our guts, microbes, and even genes take a while to change. Is diversity really helpful or harmful?
When you study people that live to be very old, many of them eat the same simple things on a daily basis for decades.
Anyway, just a personal hypothesis...
- pavedwalden 12y agoAs an interested layman, I've wondered about this myself. Ecosystems take a while to stabilize around local maxima. So, although diversity may prevent you from falling into any particular deficiency, it seems possible that a well balanced diet that remained stable over time would allow your flora to really dial in.
- sten 12y agoYou could also be avoiding potentially harmful substances which a diverse diet might have exposed you to. That they lived into their 90s on the same diet they had in their 20's implies they skipped TV dinners, Aerosol Cheese and McDonalds along the way.