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Original Human Diet

MEAT: THE ORIGINAL HUMAN DIET

Prolonged Meat Diets with a study of Kidney Function

By Walter McClellan and Eugene DuBois

Ascorbic Acid and the Immune System

Fred Ottoboni, M.P.H., Ph.D.;1 Alice Ottoboni, Ph.D.1

Vitamin C and the carnivore diet

Clarifying misconceptions about the adequacy of Vitamin C on the carnivore diet

Living on the Fat of the Land

Vilhjalmur Stefansson Article discussing fat as an essential nutrient

Adventures in Diet - Part 3

Vilhjalmur Stefansson Article referencing his experience changing from a vegetarian diet to an all meat diet while working with Inuit arctic tribes - Part 3

Adventures in Diet (Part 2)

Vilhjalmur Stefansson Article referencing his experience changing from a vegetarian diet to an all meat diet while working with Inuit arctic tribes - Part 2

Adventures in Diet (Part 1)

Vilhjalmur Stefansson Article referencing his experience changing from a vegetarian diet to an all meat diet while working with Inuit arctic tribes - Part 1

Sugar Industry and Coronary Heart Disease Research A Historical Analysis of Internal Industry Documents

Our findings suggest the industry sponsored a research program in the 1960s and 1970s that successfully cast doubt about the hazards of sucrose while promoting fat as the dietary culprit in CHD.

Nutrition challenges in vegan and vegetarian children

In young children and adolescents, not only weight and height but also neurocognitive and psychomotor development are all strongly influenced by the source, quantity, and quality of their nutrition.

Nutritional difficulties in vegan pregnancy and breastfeeding

Nutritional difficulties in vegan pregnancy and breastfeeding

Studies of Nutrition: The Physique and Health of Two African Tribes (whole foods plant based vs whole food animal based)

This is acontribution toknowledgeconcerning the relationof diet tophysique and tohealth. The two tribes selected for this investigationwerechosenbecauseof the fact that, althoughtheir territorieswere adjoining, their dietary customswere different, "theAkikuyubeingalmost exclusivelyvegetarianand theMasai chiefly carnivorous."

Nutritional composition of red meat

This section begins with the nutritional composition of red meat, and then focuses on the key nutrients delivered through the consumption of red meat in the context of the Australian diet

Life Expectancy by Age, 1850–2011

The expectation of life at a specified age is the average number of years that members of a hypothetical group of people of the same age would continue to live if they were subject throughout the remainder of their lives to the same mortality rate

How to fight desertification and reverse climate change

Seventh Day Adventist Vegetarianism: The Shocking Origins of the Vegan Diet

It starts with the entranced visions of a cult leader, a generations long fight to prevent sexual promiscuity, all ultimately leading to a multinational cereal corporation funding church-inculcated religious ‘scientists’ to promote a religious agenda

Ordering the vegetarian meal? There’s more animal blood on your hands

If you want to minimise animal suffering and promote more sustainable agriculture, adopting a vegetarian diet might be the worst possible thing you could do

Dietary carbohydrate restriction improves metabolic syndrome independent of weight loss

Compared with eucaloric high-carbohydrate intake, LC/high-fat diets benefit MetS independent of whole-body or fat mass

Your “Healthy” Diet Could Be Quietly Killing Your Brain

The brain thrives on a fat-rich, low-carbohydrate diet, which unfortunately is relatively uncommon in human populations today

Dietary Intake of Red Meat, Processed Meat, and Poultry and Risk of Colorectal Cancer and All-Cause Mortality in the Context of Dietary Guideline Compliance

We found no significant association between red meat or processed meat intake and CRC risk

Therapeutic benefit of combining calorie-restricted ketogenic diet and glutamine targeting in late-stage experimental glioblastoma

Fasting-mimicking diet blocks triple-negative breast cancer and cancer stem cell escape

Authors Giulia Salvadori, Federica Zanardi, Fabio Iannelli, Riccardo Lobefaro, Claudio Vernieri, Valter D. Longo

Carnivore cancer treatment center, Hungary

Ketogenic Diets and Cancer: Emerging Evidence

When glucose is scarce, the body senses the need to make an alternative form of energy for cells. The liver then produces ketones and fatty acids, which provide for normal cells but do not benefit cancer cells

Cancer Treatment With the Ketogenic Diet: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Animal Studies

In summary, the pre-clinical evidence pointed toward an overall anti-tumor effect of the KD in animals studies currently available with limited tumor types.

The Ketogenic Diet for Refractory Mental Illness: A Retrospective Analysis of 31 Inpatients

The administration of a ketogenic diet in this semi-controlled setting to patients with treatment-refractory mental illness was feasible, well-tolerated, and associated with significant and substantial improvements in depression and psychosis symptoms and multiple markers of metabolic health.

Efficacy of the Ketogenic Diet for Intractable Seizure Disorders: Review of 58 Cases

Seizure control improved in 67% of patients with the ketogenic diet

Potential Therapeutic Use of the Ketogenic Diet in Autism Spectrum Disorders

The Ketogenic Diet as a Treatment Paradigm for Diverse Neurological Disorders

There is an emerging literature supporting the broad use of the KD (and its variants) against a variety of neurological conditions

How Ancel Keys Brainwashed the Masses Into Fearing Meat (He’s Wrong)

This wasn’t a simple mistake. There’s been a decades long collaboration between the AHA, Big Food and Big Pharma that all culminated in these disastrous and criminal recommendations.

SIBO and carnivore, case series

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Fasting mimicking diet as treatment protocol for IBD

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Fasting-Mimicking Diet Modulates Microbiota and Promotes Intestinal Regeneration to Reduce Inflammatory Bowel Disease Pathology

CROHN'S DISEASE: MAINTENANCE OF REMISSION BY DIET

20 patients with Crohn's disease took part in a controlled trial in which remission was maintained by either an unrefined carbohydrate fibre rich diet or a diet which excluded specific foods to which a patient was intolerant

Remission induced by an elemental diet in small bowel Crohn's disease

The elemental diet was equally effective in inducing an improvement in Lloyd-Still disease activity index, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C reactive protein and albumin concentrations, and body weight as the high dose steroid regimen

Elemental diet as primary treatment of acute Crohn's disease: a controlled trial

Assessment at four and 12 weeks showed that the patients treated with the elemental diet had improved as much as and by some criteria more than the steroid treated group. Elemental diet is a safe and effective treatment for acute Crohn's disease.

50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists To Point Blame At Fat

The article draws on internal documents to show that an industry group called the Sugar Research Foundation wanted to "refute" concerns about sugar's possible role in heart disease

Nutrition in pregnancy

Is vegetarianism healthy for children?

According to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' influential position statement on vegetarianism, meat and seafood can be replaced with milk, soy/legumes, and eggs without any negative effects in children

Maternal Dietary Fat Intake in Association With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Our goal in this study was to determine whether maternal fat intake before or during pregnancy was associated with risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the offspring.

Are the children of vegetarians more susceptible to autism?

Developing babies must have particular nutrients in order to grow and form properly. But new research suggests that moms who eat a vegetarian diet might be missing a nutrient their child needs to avoid autism.

Inborn Errors of Long-Chain Fatty Acid β-Oxidation Link Neural Stem Cell Self-Renewal to Autism

Inborn errors of metabolism (IEMs) occur with high incidence in human populations. Especially prevalent among these are inborn deficiencies in fatty acid β-oxidation (FAO), which are clinically associated with developmental neuropsychiatric disorders, including autism

Autism Risk Significantly Reduced with Preconception Nutrition

A study recently published in The Journal of Epidemiology suggests that yes – a woman’s nutritional status before pregnancy may indeed play a significant role in whether or not her child ultimately develops autism

Inflammation a Core Feature of Depression

New research suggests that depression and inflammation are biologically linked ― a finding that may have important implications for patients whose condition fails to respond to treatment with antidepressants

The Implications Of Low Cholesterol In Depression And Suicide

Lower levels of cholesterol in the blood are associated with a heightened risk of developing major depressive disorder, as well as an increased risk of death from suicide

Study finds red meat as part of a healthy diet linked to reduced risk of multiple sclerosis

People who consume unprocessed red meat as part of a healthy Mediterranean diet may reduce their risk of multiple sclerosis (MS), new research led by Curtin University and The Australian National University has found

Fasting-Mimicking Diet Promotes Ngn3-Driven β-Cell Regeneration to Reverse Diabetes

An FMD promotes the reprogramming of pancreatic cells to restore insulin generation in islets from T1D patients and reverse both T1D and T2D phenotypes in mouse models

A Periodic Diet that Mimics Fasting Promotes Multi-System Regeneration, Enhanced Cognitive Performance, and Healthspan

We show that alternating PF and nutrient-rich medium extended yeast lifespan independently of established pro-longevity genes

Do Plants Feel Pain?

A Primer on Plant Neurobiology

Nervous system-like signaling in plant defense

Herbivory induces rapid long-distance calcium signals through glutamate-like receptors

Plants’ Response To Being Eaten Is Very Similar To Our Response To Pain, Researchers Prove

When humans are under attack, our fight-or-flight reaction is triggered — and it turns out the same is true for plants too

Researchers show that a high-protein diet does not affect kidney function

A widely held and controversial myth that high-protein diets may cause kidney damage in healthy adults has been debunked by scientists at McMaster University, who examined more than two dozen studies involving hundreds of participants

Higher Protein Intake Is Not Associated with Decreased Kidney Function

In Pre-Diabetic Older Adults Following a One-Year Intervention—A Preview Sub-Study

ESQUIMO TEETH PROVE HEALTH OF MEAT DIET

By means of some 90 models of Eskimo teeth, Dr. Adelbert Fernald, Curator of the Harvard Dental School Museum, has proved that eating a strictly meat diet is the ideal way in which to keep the human mouth in a healthy condition, and that it is due to the fact that civilized people do not eat enough meat that they as a rule have decayed teeth.

Dysregulation of Hypothalamic Gene Expression and the Oxytocinergic System by Soybean Oil Diets in Male Mice

Soybean oil consumption has increased greatly in the past half-century and is linked to obesity and diabetes

Polyunsaturated Fats Suppress The Immune System

The first person to suggest that polyunsaturated fats suppress the immune system was Dr E A Newsholme of Oxford University, England

A high-fiber diet does not protect against asymptomatic diverticulosis

A high-fiber diet and increased frequency of bowel movements are associated with greater, rather than lower, prevalence of diverticulosis. Hypotheses regarding risk factors for asymptomatic diverticulosis should be reconsidered

Vegan Breastfeeding Kills Baby

Vegan breastfeeding has caused an 11-month-old baby to die and the parents are charged with neglect after an autopsy indicated the baby suffered from severe deficiencies in Vitamin B12 and Vitamin A

Is vegetarianism healthy for children

The present paper argues that the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics ignores or gives short shrift to direct and indirect evidence that vegetarianism may be associated with serious risks for brain and body development in fetuses and children

Solanaceae Poisoning

The Solanaceae (/ˌsɒləˈneɪsi.iː, -ˌaɪ/),[2] or the nightshades, are a family of flowering plants that ranges from annual and perennial herbs to vines, lianas, epiphytes, shrubs, and trees, and includes a number of agricultural crops, medicinal plants, spices, weeds, and ornamentals.

Solanine Poisoning

Solanine is a glycoalkaloid poison found in species of the nightshade family within the genus Solanum, such as the potato (Solanum tuberosum), the tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), and the eggplant (Solanum melongena).

PLANT TOXINS & HOW THEY HARM US

The rise in veganism and vegetarianism has left many people believing that a plant-based diet is the healthiest option. In reality, however, plants don't want to be eaten so, because they can't run or bite, they've developed a variety of potentially harmful toxins to ward off predators

The International Journal of Poisonous Plant Research

IJPPR is a peer-reviewed journal published semi-annually (two issues per calendar year) by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service

Natural toxins in vegetables and beans

Some plant foods that we eat, including vegetables and beans, contain natural toxins which are potentially harmful. Find out the risks and how you can limit your exposure

Natural toxins in food

Some natural toxins can be formed in food as defense mechanisms of plants, through their infestation with toxin-producing mould, or through ingestion by animals of toxin-producing microorganisms

Man-Made and Natural Carcinogens: Putting The Risks In Perspective

Little publicity is given to natural substances in our food that also cause cancers in laboratory animals. By informing the public of these “natural carcinogens,” we may gain a more balanced perspective on the relative danger of man-made chemicals.

Vitamin K2 Deficiency Effects on Your Smile

In this article on Vitamin K2, we’re going to look at Vitamin K2 deficiency, jaw growth and how your diet can prevent orthodontic braces

There is no vitamin A in plant foods

There is no vitamin A in plant foods. It occurs only in animal foods.

Vitamin C and All Meat Diets

Numerous “Natural Experiments” like the Historic Coastal Inuit and the Maasai Warriors who eat only meat, blood and milk and are forbidden by religious tradition from eating any plant derived foods during their warrior years, that clearly show no evidence of harm from a relatively low Vitamin C, meat based diet and no evidence of scurvy

Crop consumption by livestock

Foodand Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Vegetarians are 'less healthy and have a lower quality of life than meat-eaters', scientists say

Controversial study suggests non-meat eaters are more at risk of physical and mental illness, despite leading healthier lifestyles

Evidence for Meat-Eating by Early Humans

The first major evolutionary change in the human diet was the incorporation of meat and marrow from large animals, which occurred by at least 2.6 million years ago

The History of All-Meat Diets

To the best of my knowledge, the world has yet to produce a civilization which has eaten a vegan diet from childhood through death, whereas there are numerous examples throughout recorded history of people from a variety of cultural, ethnic and geographical backgrounds who have lived on mainly-meat diets for decades, lifetimes, generations

The evolution of the human trophic level during the Pleistocene

Israeli study: Humans were hyper-carnivorous apex predators for 2 million years

Israeli researchers studying the nutrition of Stone Age humans say the species spent some 2 million years as hyper-carnivorous “apex predators” that ate mostly the meat of large animals.

Cavemen’s diet really did just consist of eating meat, researchers claim

A current trend in health and fitness circles at the moment is to follow the ‘Paleolithic diet’ also known as the paleo diet or just caveman diet

The First Zero Carber Dr. Vilhjalmur Stefannson Tells His Story to the Camera

Between 1906 and 1918 Dr. Stefansson, a Harvard trained Ethnologist spent a total of over 6 years living with the Coastal Inuit and eating an all meat diet

Stable isotopes reveal patterns of diet and mobility in the last Neandertals and first modern humans in Europe

Springer Nature

How carnivorous are we?

The implication for protein consumption

How Carnivorous Are We The Implication For Protein Consumption

The Paleo Diet evolutionary mismatch principle suggests that the closer we stay tothe diet that we evolved to consume the better chances we have to stay healthy.

Why humans are facultative carnivore

The ingestion of fat in the human diet unlocked the evolutionary process that led to rational thinking and a higher level of cognition

Worried About Hormones

There are a lot of concerns and mixed messages about hormones in beef. There are a few things to keep in mind the next time you hear that beef contains too many hormones

How the Mid-Victorians Worked, Ate and Died

Analysis of the mid-Victorian period in the U.K. reveals that life expectancy at
age 5 was as good or better than exists today, and the incidence of degenerative disease
was 10% of ours

UMN nutritionist presents a fat problem for modern science

Re-evaluation of the traditional diet-heart hypothesis

Analysis of recovered data from Minnesota Coronary Experiment (1968-73)

Records Found in Dusty Basement Undermine Decades of Dietary Advice

Lipid levels are inversely associated with infectious and all-cause mortality

International MONDO study results

T2D, Cholesterol, and Neuropathy

What's the Link?

Choline: Critical Role During Fetal Development and Dietary Requirements in Adults

The Brain Needs Animal Fat

Why humans can't thrive on plants alone

Statins stimulate atherosclerosis and heart failure

Pharmacological mechanisms

Statin therapy is not warranted for a person with high LDL-cholesterol on a low-carbohydrate diet

Recent findings have also confirmed how ineffective LDL-C is in predicting CVD risk.

LDL-C does not cause cardiovascular disease

A comprehensive review of the current literature

I Went Zero Carb and My Total and LDL Cholesterol Went Really High!

Is That Dangerous? No!

Lack of an association or an inverse association between low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol and mortality in the elderly

A systematic review

Saturated fat does not clog the arteries

Coronary heart disease is a chronic inflammatory condition, the risk of which can be effectively reduced from healthy lifestyle interventions

Behavioral Characteristics and Self-Reported Health Status among 2029 Adults Consuming a “Carnivore Diet”

We obtained descriptive data on the nutritional practices and health status of a large group of carnivore diet consumers

Saturated Fats and Health

A Reassessment and Proposal for Food-Based Recommendations: JACC State-of-the-Art Review

Total Meat Intake is Associated with Life
Expectancy:

A Cross-Sectional Data Analysis of
175 Contemporary Populations

Metabolically Supported Chemotherapy for
Managing End-Stage Breast Cancer:

Herein, we present a case report that highlights the response of a 47-year-old premenopausal woman with end-stage (T4N3M1) breast cancer treated with metabolically supported chemotherapy (MSCT), ketogenic diet (KD), hyperthermia (HT), and hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT).

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