Re:Anthropologists Say Gladiators and Soldiers in Ancient Ro...
by autokad on Monday December 03, 2018 @01:44PM
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clickbait headline.
"The legionnaire's daily ration consisted of 78% carbohydrates, mainly from wheat or barley. This diet has the advantages to provide slowly absorbed carbohydrates, to be provide high energy, and to be easily digestible. It provided good intestinal ballast, and was able to restore the energy reserves of the organism (Fornaris and Aubert, 1998; Lemon et al., 1992). The best fighters in the ancient world were essentially vegetarian."
78% from carbs != vegetarian. by their measures, I'm pretty sure most people are vegetarian.
"The legionnaire's daily ration consisted of 78% carbohydrates, mainly from wheat or barley. This diet has the advantages to provide slowly absorbed carbohydrates, to be provide high energy, and to be easily digestible. It provided good intestinal ballast, and was able to restore the energy reserves of the organism (Fornaris and Aubert, 1998; Lemon et al., 1992). The best fighters in the ancient world were essentially vegetarian."
78% from carbs != vegetarian. by their measures, I'm pretty sure most people are vegetarian.