Jim Swayze wrote:

>Todd > If I eat ad libitum, even fully paleo foods, I'll hover at the
>17-19% range, which is about where I am now.
>
>Know what, though?  We have an unlimited food supply these days.  Perhaps
>our ancestors did not and would occasionally have periods where food was
>relatively scarce.  (Although I believe our omnivorous nature made
>starvation relatively rare).  That would bring the body fat percentage
>down.  My annual 3-day to 2-week fast seems a good way to recreate a
>natural condition.
>
>
That's an important point.  Once you eat, how long do you wait until
eating again?  That's a function of how badly you want to eat and how
much effort it will take you to get something to eat.  As you say, in
our society (the developed world) getting food is just about effortless,
so even the slightest desire to eat is easily satisfied immediately.
Therefore we seldom have any reason to postpone eating.  I agree that if
I impose some degree of restriction (no longer ad libitum) then my body
fat will decrease.  For me, the restriction is artificial and requires a
special effort.  For many hunter-gatherers, it is a natural part of the
economics of eating.

Todd Moody
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