AHS11 Food and Western Disease by Staffan Lindeberg MD PhD
2,370 views · Published 24 November 2015 · 38:04 · Indexed 6 October 2026
Channel: AncestryFoundation · 2015 · Science & Technology
ABSTRACT: Traditional populations with food habits similar to those of prehistoric humans may provide important clues to healthy foods for modern humans. Therefore, in a cross-sectional survey we studied some of the disease pattern of the Trobriand Islanders, Papua New Guinea in 1990. We found a striking absence of ischemic heart disease, stroke, hypertension, type-2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome. This may be related both to regular physical activity and an ‘ancestral-like’ food pattern largely based on starchy root vegetables, fruit, fish and coconut. The high carbohydrate intake will be discussed in connection with recent evidence from dietary intervention trials in Westerners. It will be proposed that food choice is more important than counting calories or macronutrients for long-term health. SLIDES: slideshare.net/ancestralhealth/ahs-slidesstaffan-lindeberg
More from this channel
-
20:02
AHS12 Keith Norris — Health v Performance: Two Distinct and Oftentimes Conflicting Wellness Goals
-
46:57
David Herring, JD — Law and Behavioral Biology Research: Kinship Foster Care as a Case Study
-
39:44
From Simple to Complex Patients — C. Rick Henriksen, M.D., MPP, Lauren Noel, N.D. (AHS14)
-
21:36
Modern Masters of Misery — Alex Baia, Ph.D. (AHS14)
-
23:50
Culturally Appropriate LCHF Diet Trial — Mikki Williden, Ph.D (AHS14)
-
25:05
Strength Training for Women — Stacy Toth and Stephanie Gaudreau (AHS14)
-
48:21
AHS11 An Organic Chemist's Perspective on Paleo -- Mat Lalonde PhD
-
41:36
AHS16 - Paul Turke - Childhood Food Allergies