HI Sarah,
I've always heard that arthritis was only detected in human bones after the
age of agriculture.
Is this not true? It would make sense that it IS true since so much
"arthritis type pain" vanishes
when a strict paleo protocol is followed. As an autoimmune disorder it
would also make sense
that arthritis is caused by an inflamed gut/ie: an inflammatory diet such
as one with grains.
Your thoughts, based on what you know in your field???
Thanks, June

On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 11:58 AM, Sarah Krans <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> The thing is, this isn't at all new information!  Anyone who has actually
> studied human skeletal remains know that grain-based diets lead to more
> cavities/dental caries whereas a protein-based diet leads to more
> plaque/calculus.  The fun bit is with the advances in studies in DNA and
> stable-isotopes has allowed for more knowledge of diets and studying what
> is found within the dental calculus.
>
> And what is up with linking heart disease and arthritis to diet?  No one
> actually knows the reason for arthritis in its many forms - arthritis is
> found in agrarian societies in about the same levels as hunter-gatherer
> societies!
>
> Sarah
>
> Sarah Krans
> student, MSc in Paleopathology
> Durham University
> St. Chad's College
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Suzanne R
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> Subject: Ancient Tooth Plaque Reveals Dietary Decline
>
>
> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2013/02/19/ancient-tooth-plaque-reveals-dietary-decline
>



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