Comment by dudisubekti
19 hours ago
Good thing we're not just assuming, we're actually studying it too: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK559033/
Also savannah human diet is chock full of fiber too: baobab pulp, grass seeds, tuber plants, etc
19 hours ago
Good thing we're not just assuming, we're actually studying it too: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK559033/
Also savannah human diet is chock full of fiber too: baobab pulp, grass seeds, tuber plants, etc
Their is no doubt that for millions of years the humans have eaten much less fiber than their ape ancestors.
You just have to look to the belly of a healthy, non-obese human and compare it with the bellies of the apes. The bellies of the apes are much bigger, despite not having the fat of humans, because they have much longer intestines, which are packed in there, which are required for the fermentation of the large amount of fiber included in their diets.
The intestines of humans are not so reduced as those of the obligate carnivores, but they are still much shorter than of most apes or monkeys.
Our health is still dependent on eating a decent amount of "fiber", but the amount we need is not comparable with what an ape needs.
I mean yeah, of course. We don't need as much as fiber as gorilla.
My point is just modern diet is severely lacking in fiber, when our gut evolved to process them.
It's not a surprise this evolutionary mismatch will cause so many problems in our body.
I agree.