Sublime

Studies too numerous to count have confirmed Dr. Price's observations that the so-called civilized diet, particularly the Western diet of refined carbohydrates and devitalized fats and oils, spoils our God-given genetic inheritance of physical perfection and vibrant health.

To help me balance the self-judgment of being too thin I had to meet people who were overweight or obese.

Here is a short section from an article by Law and Wald in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) from 2002. They argue that the levels of both cholesterol (and blood pressure) in all westernised societies are far higher than those of our ancestors and the remaining hunter-gatherer populations dotted around the world. In their opinion, therefore,

Normal-weight individuals eating lots of animal products die young. In other words, this means that people controlling their weight by restricting carbohydrates are paying a severe price—their life.

Despite the high intake of carbohydrates, there is virtually no obesity, and the average body mass index is only 20.4. They are one of the longest-lived peoples in the world, with more than triple the rate (compared to nearby Japan) of people living past 100 years.