Raw Food Diet

Hi, Max.I'll let others handle the exact nutritional benefits or nonbenefits of raw food. Right now I'll just reply to one point: The evolutionary history of our species may give us some insight in regards to optimum diet, but it isn't going to give us any definite rules. What is important is what selective forces have acted in the most recent past, and whether it has been sufficient to change the earlier diet. Evolution can be pretty quick.Although examining our closest relatives (and chimpanzees, by the way, do include meat in their diet when they get a chance) will give some insight, the only way to determine the optimum diet for humans will be to do research on actual living humans, by finding correlations between health indicators and diet.In the end, evolution cannot tell us what the best diet for humans is; at most, it can tell us why a particular diet is optimum once we figure out what it is.

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In many respects, the Bible was the world's first Wikipedia article. -- Doug Brown (quoted by Carlin Romano in The Chronicle Review)

Well, to put a finer point on it, the unshucked cob may be a fruit. But the part you eat (the corn itself) are the seeds.

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In many respects, the Bible was the world's first Wikipedia article. -- Doug Brown (quoted by Carlin Romano in The Chronicle Review)

According to forensic evidence, famine was a lot rarer as well.When I was younger, it was considered somewhat of a mystery to archaeologist and anthropologists why some cultures took up intensive agriculture. A lot more work for a lot less reliable food supply.

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In many respects, the Bible was the world's first Wikipedia article. -- Doug Brown (quoted by Carlin Romano in The Chronicle Review)

Actually, not as hard as people think. Combine legumes with grains. That pretty much does it for protein. I eat a lot of beans; I eat them with barley (in soups) or over rice. I hear that peanut butter sandwiches also work.Of course, I also eat dairy products (and eggs), so I have a little less problem with protein and fats than vegans do.

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In many respects, the Bible was the world's first Wikipedia article. -- Doug Brown (quoted by Carlin Romano in The Chronicle Review)

The oranges in my neck of the woods have been terrible lately. So I tried to buy tangelos. Looked pretty good, but I just opened one up -- green and moldy on the inside.Fortunately, someone left a bag of jelly beans in the staff room. I guess I'll go and pick out all the orange ones.

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In many respects, the Bible was the world's first Wikipedia article. -- Doug Brown (quoted by Carlin Romano in The Chronicle Review)

Apples around here are so-so. Pears are hard as a rock and end up spoiling before they ripen. In Oregon, I had access to good D'Anjou pears (there was a whole foods store next door to where I lived that tried to find local suppliers), but fruit around here is so-so at best. They all have to shipped in from across the country, I reckon.Except for the Braeburn apples. The Braeburn apples are really good right now. I wonder whether there's a Braeburn apple orchard nearby (perhaps in Texas or Kansas)?Edited by Chiroptera, : No reason given.

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In many respects, the Bible was the world's first Wikipedia article. -- Doug Brown (quoted by Carlin Romano in The Chronicle Review)