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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I think its really important to also consider human history as a way to ask "does this theory make sense?"

Humans have consumed meat for millennia, as well as grains, vegetables and fruit. I don't believe that eating meat can possibly have such a negative impact on overall human health, given this.

But you know what has not been consumed for millennia? Processed food and the high high quantity of sugar we now eat. These things have massively knocked our systems for a loop.  [/quote]

I agree to an extent.  Humans have eaten meat for millennia but not in the quantities we do now.  Lots of things have changed, fruit has been bred to be sweeter, thus more sugar.  IMHO, fruit is much better than candy and ice cream, but that doesn't mean you can eat as much as you want.  I also think that juice is as bad as soda.

My husband developed late adult onset type 1 diabetes in his late 40s, he's now 60.  He manages it very well and uses an insulin pump.  It's very interesting what makes his sugar levels spike and how long the spike sustains.  Cornstarch is the worst followed by pasta and bread.  [/quote]

This is a good point, the development and use of glucose monitors easily available is going to be a turning point for nutrition in this world.  People who have used them know exactly what spikes their blood sugar and there is no denying it is carbs and sugar.  The low carb crowd is on to something.   [/quote]

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