In a message dated 8/20/2010 4:58:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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The summary you refer to indicates that Kwasniewski's diet focuses on the
causes of obesity and in eliminating obesity
This is inaccurate. I can see how you may have gotten that impression
because it's the overweight/formerly overweight who usually post on low-carb
forums. Kwasniewski classifies various illness -- some related to obestity
(too much everything -- carb, sugar, fat etc --what he calls "trough"
diseases); others related to slender yet sickly types who live on too much
vegetation (what he deems "pasture" diseases). Kwasniewski also has a whole
philosophy about what it means to be human and have one's brain function optimally
as a human. He believes that his very high fat diet is ideal for humans and
that improper nutrition makes one less than human -- not able to reach the
full capacity-- intellectually, spiritually etc as a human. His philosphy
and diet are much more than a focus on obesity. His interpretation of the
Bible is rather unique as well and he is a religous man. I doubt Kwasniewski
would consider Paleolithic man someone to emulate in terms of diet or any
other manner. Kwasniewski writes of how proper nutrition enables man to
maximize his intellectual and spiritual capabilites -- Paleolithic man wasn't
writing great works of literature or creating great art or religous -- he was
primarily concerned with survival.