Risk of dementia linked to diet low in fruits, vegetables, beans, tea: study

Re:Risk of dementia linked to diet low in fruits, vegetables... by afterburner on Thursday November 11, 2021 @11:20AM (#29189667)

> a food that is nothing remotely like what would have been consumed in my evolutionary environment

What does that have to do with anything?

One would think the only thing to check for when designing an anti-inflammatory diet is inflammation.

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Re:Risk of dementia linked to diet low in fruits, vegetables... by wyager on Thursday November 11, 2021 @11:42AM (#29189993)

> What does that have to do with anything?

Because it influences the likelihood that I’m genetically adapted to metabolize a food. People without milk in their evolutionary environment tend to be lactose intolerant, for example.

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