Thread: Opinion from someone well informed

I've always wondered this, looking forward to some responses

...just how deep the rabbit hole goes...by the time you get all of your wits about you and get comfortable with your knowledge level, then there will be something else that comes out that will add to or contradict this kinda thing. I mean you could drive yourself crazy trying to delve into everything you come across. I take bits and pieces of stuff like this. See how it works or relates to you. Bits of something else, pieces of something else.

Nutrigenomics is an up and coming science and in the future, diets most likely will be able to be tailored to one's unique genetic code, but there is no conclusive evidence backing any of that yet. As far as the diet you're referring to, I'm not familiar with but from what you say it seems to be another good marketing ploy in the world of nutrition "quackery". There is no evidence saying that people could benefit from eating like their ancestors, on the contrary many native populations that do eat like their ancestors have an increased prevalence of some metabolic diseases (hispanics and native americans have the highest rates of diabetes). The only sound advice that can be learned from our ancestors (as a whole) is that we should all revert back to more natural, plant-based diets.

Originally Posted by AaronPaul.RD

Nutrigenomics is an up and coming science and in the future, diets most likely will be able to be tailored to one's unique genetic code, but there is no conclusive evidence backing any of that yet. As far as the diet you're referring to, I'm not familiar with but from what you say it seems to be another good marketing ploy in the world of nutrition "quackery". There is no evidence saying that people could benefit from eating like their ancestors, on the contrary many native populations that do eat like their ancestors have an increased prevalence of some metabolic diseases (hispanics and native americans have the highest rates of diabetes). The only sound advice that can be learned from our ancestors (as a whole) is that we should all revert back to more natural, plant-based diets.

Thanks for the feedback, i don't know if i agree though that native populations eat like their ancestors, there were a few studies on that native amerian tribe (cant remember name) who over half of there population developed diabetes and metabolic diseases after becoming accustomed to an american diet. Also hispanic popultions here in america are eating their cultures traditional foods but in the american highliy processed and filled with preservatives version. You have to admit that our food quality in this country is piss poor. I agree with your last point completely.