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At 17:28 -0000 22/10/1998, Wade H. Reeser wrote:
>I think it is a stretch to call modern animals "very" different and "very"
>un-paleo.
On the contrary, I think calling modern farmed animals "very" different
from their paleo counterparts is an understatement. I suggest these animals
are "unrecognisably" different.
Consider the fat content of Bison, Caribou and domestic beef.
Bison Caribou Beef Beef trimmed to 1/4" fat
Protein 21.620% 22.630% 17.320% 18.240%
Total lipid (fat) 1.840% 3.360% 24.050% 19.240%
This is the most lean item of beef I could locate:
Beef, flank, separable lean only, trimmed to 0in fat, choice, raw
Protein 20.310%
Total lipid (fat) 7.440%
The difference between wild boar and pork is nothing short of astounding.
Wild boar Pork
Protein 21.510% 13.910%
Total lipid (fat) 3.330% 35.070%
Compare even the difference in fat content between wild rabbit and recently
domesticated rabbit. There can only be minimal differences between the
genetic make-up of these rabbits, as they have only been domesticated in
recent years. Yet there is already a 100% increase in fat content, possibly
due to the increased food intake, and lower amount of exercise required in
foraging.
Rabbit, wild Rabbit, domesticated
Protein 21.790% 20.050%
Total lipid (fat) 2.320% 5.550%
In each of these cases the proportion of different types of fatty acids has
hardly changed. It is just that the quantities of fatty acids has increased
dramatically.
I don't believe it's possible to eat a paleo diet unless you consume game
animals. This is rather easy here in Australia, as kangaroo meat is readily
available. In the U.S. I imagine game meat is available, but harder to find.
I wonder if it is available at all in Europe?
Yours sincerely,
Richard Archer.
p.s. the data is from the USDA Nutrient Database.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data/SR12/sr12.html
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