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NancyLebovitz comments on Open thread, September 9-15, 2013 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 14 September 2013 09:47:55AM 2 points [-]

A paleo look at traditional African food-- there are people who stay healthy on diets where grain predominates. The type and preparation of grain matters.

Comment author: drethelin 14 September 2013 07:20:21PM 0 points [-]

I'm thinking it's more likely that certain genotypes (or possibly gut flora varieties) are just more predisposed to thrive on certain diets rather than there being a paleo style that's good for everyone. EG eskimos stay thin and healthy on their diet that's vastly different than the one that east asians stay thin and healthy on which is again different than other diets.