DanArmak comments on What is the evidence in favor of paleo? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: jsteinhardt 28 August 2012 06:13:44AM *  4 points [-]

Well, I was pointing out that it seems weird to group nuts in with fruits and vegetables, especially given the previous argument that paleo "tends to make it more difficult to overeat or maintain a lot of weight" and "acts as a fail-safe against akrasia".

EDIT: In particular, fruits and vegetables are low-calorie, low-fat, high-sateity foods.

Comment author: DanArmak 28 August 2012 05:44:45PM 0 points [-]

In particular, fruits and vegetables are low-calorie, low-fat, high-sateity foods.

You must be thinking of a different kind of fruit than I am. I could easily get half my daily calories from apples and oranges. Not to mention bananas or watermelons, which are basically fruit-shaped sugar water. I have to stop myself from doing it, like with chocolate or ice cream.