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So-called "ancestral diets" have become popular, but what did our prehistoric ancestors actually eat? Paleoanthropology researcher Dr. Peter Ungar takes us on a journey through the origins of our species and how scientists decipher the diets of our distant ancestors.
Dr. Ungar´s Social Media links:
https://ungarlab.uark.edu/
twitter.com/PeterSUngar
facebook.com/profile.php?id=20618583
Connect with me:
Facebook: facebook.com/DrGilCarvalho
Twitter: twitter.com/NutritionMadeS3
Animations: Even Topland @toplandmedia
References:
1-degruyter.com/document/doi/10.7312/hard92188/html
2-onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.5049
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31-blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/the-true-human-diet
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Disclaimer: The contents of this video are for informational purposes only and are not intended to be medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, nor to replace medical care. The information presented herein is accurate and conforms to the available scientific evidence to the best of the author's knowledge as of the time of posting. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions regarding any medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of information contained in Nutrition Made Simple!.
#NutritionMadeSimple #GilCarvalho
0:00 Highlights
0:25 What did our ancestors eat?
2:15 Is there ONE ancestral diet?
5:47 Diversity & uncertainty
9:01 Did Neanderthals eat whole grains?
10:34 Bone marks, teeth and DNA
17:27 The chemical signature of diet
19:45 Tooth microwear
21:00 Putting the evidence together
29:53 Patterns in human diet evolution
35:19 Fossilized feces
36:25 Omnivores, carnivores or herbivores?
40:08 Hunting vs scavenging
44:31 Eating insects
46:05 Recap & Conclusion
So-called "ancestral diets" have become popular, but what did our prehistoric ancestors actually eat? Paleoanthropology researcher Dr. Peter Ungar takes us on a journey through the origins of our species and how scientists decipher the diets of our distant ancestors.
Dr. Ungar´s Social Media links:
https://ungarlab.uark.edu/
twitter.com/PeterSUngar
facebook.com/profile.php?id=20618583
Connect with me:
Facebook: facebook.com/DrGilCarvalho
Twitter: twitter.com/NutritionMadeS3
Animations: Even Topland @toplandmedia
References:
1-degruyter.com/document/doi/10.7312/hard92188/html
2-onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.5049
3-pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1305827110
4-scientificamerican.com/article/the-real-paleo-diet
5-nature.com/articles/s41598-019-41033-3
6-pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1607872113
7-science.sciencemag.org/content/326/5960/1680.full
8-blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/humans-feasting-on-grains-for-at-least-100000-years
9-pnas.org/content/112/39/12075.abstract
10-nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/ancient-oat-discovery-may-poke-more-holes-in-paleo-diet
11-science.sciencemag.org/content/367/6473/87
12-nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01681-w
13-cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/cooking-in-caves-palaeolithic-carbonised-plant-food-remains-from-franchthi-and-shanidar/0CB510C9E528CD7AD923469D78E14E42
14-edition.cnn.com/2022/11/22/world/prehistoric-diets-plants-neanderthals-scn
15-https://insider.si.edu/2011/01/starch-grains-found-on-neandertal-teeth-helps-debunk-theory-their-extinction-was-caused-by-dietary-deficiencies/
16-pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1016868108
17-pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2021655118
18-science.org/content/article/neanderthals-carb-loaded-helping-grow-their-big-brains
19-sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0047248415001657
20-journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0204368
21-pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1005992107
22-sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0047248408001565
23-scientificamerican.com/article/the-real-paleo-diet
24-reuters.com/article/us-science-neanderthals-idUSKBN16F2LK
25-nature.com/articles/nature21674?dom=pscau&src=syn
26-pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1307308110
27-journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0022034518822981
28-sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031018206002355
29-journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0002044
30-pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1809439115
31-blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/the-true-human-diet
32-bbc.com/news/science-environment-27981702
33-journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0101045
34-nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03675-0
35-cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/abs/new-evidence-for-the-processing-of-wild-cereal-grains-at-ohalo-ii-a-23-000yearold-campsite-on-the-shore-of-the-sea-of-galilee-israel/3F1C519692D8923D4FD321001CB87359
36-sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0047248484710438
37-link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11434-011-4718-2
38-sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440384710806
39-sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0305440387900045
40-amazon.com/Edible-Insects-Human-Evolution-Lesnik/dp/0813056993
41-academic.oup.com/ae/article/64/4/261/5232711
42-pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.98.4.1358
Disclaimer: The contents of this video are for informational purposes only and are not intended to be medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, nor to replace medical care. The information presented herein is accurate and conforms to the available scientific evidence to the best of the author's knowledge as of the time of posting. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions regarding any medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of information contained in Nutrition Made Simple!.
#NutritionMadeSimple #GilCarvalho
0:00 Highlights
0:25 What did our ancestors eat?
2:15 Is there ONE ancestral diet?
5:47 Diversity & uncertainty
9:01 Did Neanderthals eat whole grains?
10:34 Bone marks, teeth and DNA
17:27 The chemical signature of diet
19:45 Tooth microwear
21:00 Putting the evidence together
29:53 Patterns in human diet evolution
35:19 Fossilized feces
36:25 Omnivores, carnivores or herbivores?
40:08 Hunting vs scavenging
44:31 Eating insects
46:05 Recap & Conclusion
