I don't know if this abstract has been posted before, but it's a
nice concise comment on the paleo philosophy, in case your doctor
has never heard about it.

Todd Moody
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Med Hypotheses 1997 Sep;49(3):247-261

Balanced intakes of natural triglycerides for optimum nutrition:
an evolutionary and phytochemical perspective.

Broadhurst CL

22nd Century Nutrition, Inc., Herbal Vineyard, Inc., Cloverly, MD
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Natural whole foods contain fats as structural components, and
have a balance of polyunsaturated fat, monounsaturated fat, and
saturated fat. Since we are still a Paleolithic species, adapted
to eating only wild foods, it is difficult to justify the
consumption of anything other than an overall balance of
triglyceride/phospholipid types in an evolutionary sense. No
natural fats are intrinsically good or bad--it is the proportions
that matter. Variety is recommended in dietary lipid structure,
degree of saturation, and chain length.  Pathological n-3/n-6
polyunsaturated fat imbalance, obesity, and progressive glucose
intolerance are consequences of adopting cereal grain based diets
by both humans and livestock. Food processing and refining
amplify these problems.  Excessive concerns regarding
polyunsaturated fat peroxidation in vivo are not warranted when
trigylcerides are balanced and normal diets are consumed.
Numerous phytochemicals present in unrefined oils, fruits,
vegetables, and herbs afford significant protection from lipid
peroxidation and chronic disease.

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