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On Tuesday, January 02, 2001 11:01 PM, Richard Archer
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> A diet consisting of:
> 2 lb game meat
> 1 lb fish
> 0.25 lb seeds and nuts
> 0.25 lb fruit
> 0.75 lb vegetables
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> yields 2019 kcal with 60 g fat (27% kcal) and 294 g protein (58%
> kcal). This breakdown is just as realistic as your estimates, yet
> reveal a completely different nutrient profile. The true dietary
> profile of paleolithic humans will probably never be known.
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> Here's a chart similar to yours. Carb %kcal is calculated by difference.
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> Group g/day kcal SFA MUFA PUFA Fat Prot Carb
> Game 908 1144 8.44 8.44 4.27 33.05 198.22 0.00
> Fish 454 513 3.81 6.17 4.22 16.84 82.63 2.27
> Nuts 57 146 4.14 1.79 1.44 7.80 2.87 17.47
> Fruit 113 68 0.14 0.38 0.18 0.85 0.99 16.33
> Veg 341 147 0.27 0.24 0.68 1.60 8.80 29.87
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> Total 1873 2019 16.80 17.03 10.79 60.14 293.51 65.94
> % of kcal 7.49% 7.59% 4.81% 26.80% 58.13% 15.06%
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Granted, the amounts of each food can vary widely, and reports can be cited
to support nearly any configuration.
My example was illustrative, not prescriptive - somewhere between all-veg
and all-meat. Personally, I get along well with 3 lb. of meat/fish per
week, which puts me on what might be termed the left wing of the spectrum,
given the prevailing ethos of this gang.
Norm
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