ANT200H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Loren Cordain, Paleolithic Diet, Terrestrial Animal
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Faunal remains dominated by large terrestrial mammals such as red deer bison. Low 13c isotope: indicator of terrestrial animal in diet. Micro botanical remains found cooked starches, and other plants. Carbonized plant remains seeds and fruits lots of legumes. Nitrogen isotope analysis: meat and protein rich plant foods. Varied from region to region, site to site, and season to season. Valid in terms of nutrient and health. (keep in mind that the advocates are usually experts on nutrient and exercise) Valid because it works, but not for the reasons that dr. loren cordain claimed. Pseudoscience in terms of the claim that paleo diet was what our ancestors ate and what humans are genetically adapted to. Arch evidence doesn"t support the idea of the paleo diet, neither does evolutionary evidence. Humans consistently evolve 10,000 years of agricultural practice has witnessed many evolutionary changes ex. Many foods in the paleo diet are complete human inventions e. bananas.
