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A 2nd Innings Presentation

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Is breakfast REALLY the Most Important

Meal of the Day?

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Life is a Mystery

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Nutrition is

Life

Nutrition is Confusion!

An Example:Association between consumption of breakfast cereals & BMI in schoolchildren aged 12-17 (VYRONAS 2008)

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Consumption of breakfast cereals was associated with:

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• a lower BMI• a lower likelihood of

overweight/obesity in both genders

Thus a solid basis for public health professionals could be built when issuing advice on weight management.

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So we should eat this SH1T?

Virchow’s Rabbits!

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Cholesterol leads to hardening of the

arteries(Anitschkow)

Ancel Keys7 Countries Study

The Lipid Research Clinics Coronary Primary Prevention Trial

Nutrition is Confusion!

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Fat and Cholesterolin the diet are the

cause of heart disease.

Saturated fat is the demon in

our diet.

Studies examine Cholesterol levels

Recent Study:Association of Dietary, Circulating, and Supplement Fatty Acids With Coronary Risk

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347,000 subjects followed between 5 and 23 years11,000 developed heart disease

Findings: Quantity of saturated fat eaten had no relevance to risk of developing heart disease.

FYI: A Few Statin Side Effects

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• Muscle Weakness• Memory Loss• Diabetes• Sexual Dysfunction• Increased Cancer Risks?

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Orangutans + Gorillas

(1.6%)

Herbivores

Let’s Start From The Very Beginning:The Great Apes

Chimps +Humans(1.2%)

Let’s Go Back 20 Million Years:Miocene Epoch

Warm Rain Forests – Asia, Europe, AfricaApes ruled the trees.

Good vision & reasoningFeet adapt for grasping.

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Then Drought and SavannahsOpen grasslands – no food for apes

Man abandons the treesFeet for running, hand free, becomes a hunter

Access to meat – doubles brain size

People 50,000 years ago were identical to us!

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The Million $ Question:What did we eat?

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We Were NOT Vegetarians!Potato’s, rice, legumes, beans – need to be

cooked.Fruit was seasonal and not so sweet

Meat was the main ingredient.

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Cullen’s Coprolites – Europe 50,000 years ago:

Showed no plant matter.

Conclusions:

• Carbs were scarce• No cereals, beans, legumes

• Ate fat to survive• Ate seldom but well

• Do not need to eat 3 meals a day

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Daily Requirements:

Protein: 1 gram per kilogram

Carbohydrates:

Zero Grams

Fat: As needed for energy supply

Recommendations:

• Bread• Cereals• NO Cola, soda or diet drinks• Reduce – Potato, Pasta &

Rice• Reduce – fruit intake

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Recommendation:

If it’s on TV its off the menu!

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Rubbish We Are Fed

• Grains and whole-wheat are good for us

• Honey is healthy• Eat lots of small meals every day• Cholesterol is bad for us• Stay out of the sun• Eat carbs if you are a diabetic!

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