The Carnivore Code: Unlocking the Secrets to Optimal Health by Returning to Our Ancestral Diet

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The book argues that this means starch intake was low before the split, and implies that this is evidence for carnivory. Page 182: “I’m sad to say that we’ve been led astray with regard to the true character of LDL, which is much more of a superhero than a supervillain. They were asked to eat white rice and white bread rather than whole grain, and minimize fruit and vegetable intake. Anecdotally, many people on a carnivore diet appear to eat large amounts of red meat rich in long-chain saturated fat and low in polyunsaturated fat, suggesting that it would probably increase LDL.

Page 137: “How anyone can claim that plant fiber benefits constipation is beyond me… I would go even further to suggest that plant fiber is worsening constipation in many individuals. Analysis of the oldest identified feces from some of our ancestors– Neanderthals living about 50,000 years ago in what is now Spain– suggests that they “predominantly consumed meat… but also had significant plant intake”. It makes a lot of sense to go back to a way of eating that made our brains bigger, and to understand how plants do not want to be eaten and create bad chemicals in defense is fascinating as well. The book’s references received a score of 2, meaning that they are variable in quality (including some high quality) and only weakly support the book’s claim.It's a book that, its biases aside, does what I want – handy hints and plain writing, ingredients that are actually purchasable, and no waffle about the Greek centenarian our author met on holiday once who taught him a family secret about how to cook x, which his kids demanded be featured because they just love it so. These genes influence LDL via multiple biological pathways but have a remarkably consistent impact on risk. While this way of eating won’t work for my family, I feel very knowledgeable on the way of eating after reading this book. This has 17g carbs, kicking you straight of ketosis (which is a big reason to eat carnivore or ketovore).

The grilled marinated lamb chops with roast squash would fit into many, many recipe selections, paleo, this-o, that-o or whatever.Usually, when extraordinary preliminary findings like this are followed up with more rigorous study designs, the results aren’t as impressive and they often disappear completely.