Posted: May 15, 2010 10:46 pm
sedentary lifestyles is what does a lot of the damage to 'civilized' societies, combined with other problems such as diets high in trans fat etc as well as other lifestyle problems such as drinking and smoking. many of the health problems affecting america at least, can be directly attributed to lifestyle.
as for their lifespans, its on par for the most part with other industrial societies. the main problems with tribal lifespans seems to be infant mortality rates, women dying during child birth as others have pointed out and occasionally lack of fresh water and nutrient deficiency.
as for the teeth, yes logic alone indicates that their teeth should be generally healthier as the main problems for our teeth stem from our diets which are high in refined sugar.
so does that mean a paleolithic diet is best? no, it means that lifestyle and unhealthy forms of sugars and fat are what causes problems.
this whole hysteria of diet and trying to find the 'perfect' one is ridiculous.
as for their lifespans, its on par for the most part with other industrial societies. the main problems with tribal lifespans seems to be infant mortality rates, women dying during child birth as others have pointed out and occasionally lack of fresh water and nutrient deficiency.
as for the teeth, yes logic alone indicates that their teeth should be generally healthier as the main problems for our teeth stem from our diets which are high in refined sugar.
so does that mean a paleolithic diet is best? no, it means that lifestyle and unhealthy forms of sugars and fat are what causes problems.
this whole hysteria of diet and trying to find the 'perfect' one is ridiculous.