Cancer patterns in Inuit populations: 1950-1997
Some types of cancer have traditionally been higher among the Inuit than in other populations, at least according to data fr…
January 2010
How to break a coconut
The coconut is often presented as a healthy food choice, which it is, as long as you are not allergic to it. Coconut meat ha…
The low modern potassium-to-sodium ratio: Big problem or much ado about nothing?
It has been argued that the diets of our Paleolithic ancestors had on average a much higher potassium-to-sodium ratio than m…
Applied evolutionary thinking: Darwin meets Washington
Charles Darwin, perhaps one of the greatest scholars of all time, thought about his theory of mutation, inheritance, and sel…
Who is really behind these posts?
Acknowledgement: In addition to the references provided at the end of several posts, I would like to acknowledge that I also…
How long does it take for a food-related trait to evolve?
Often in discussions about Paleolithic nutrition, and books on the subject, we see speculations about how long it would take…
Go see your doctor, often
As I blog about health issues, and talk with people about them, I often notice that there is a growing contempt for the medi…
The evolution of costly traits: A challenge to a strict paleo diet orientation
The fundamental principle of the paleo diet movement is that we should model our diet on the diet of our ancestors. In other…
Ischemic heart disease among Greenland Inuit: Data from 1962 to 1964
This post has been revised and re-published . The original comments are preserved below.
Okinawa: The island of pork
The original inhabitants of the Ryūkyū Islands, of which the island of Okinawa is the largest, are believed to have the hi…
Eating fish whole: Smelts
Since different parts of a fish have different types of nutrients that are important for our health, it makes sense to consu…
Saturated fat intake not associated with heart disease – Dr. Cordain’s article
I would like to comment on a recent article co-authored by Dr. Loren Cordain, and published in the journal Current Treatmen…
Intermittent fasting and reduced inflammation
A recent post on the Primal Wisdom blog led me to do go back to some of the research on an approach to dieting that I tried…
