Over the past 5,000 years, our culture, technology & diet have changed enormously. Our bodies meanwhile have changed very little.
How has our diet changed? Whereas our ancestors had to work hard to feed themselves, in industrialised societies, food is freely available for little physical effort. Fat & sugar are consumed at high & growing levels, while fibre is consumed at a fraction of historical levels.
Research around the world is showing that our changed diet is implicated in such a diverse range of diseases as diabetes, heart disease, multiple sclerosis, dyslexia, emphysema, & of course, obesity.
Recently, ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) broadcast a two part documentary covering some of the issues & latest research:
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