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Originally Posted by Warren D
I think you will have a hard time trying to find anyone that you agree with entirely so you can't really dismiss everything anyone says just over one issue.
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The point of this thread.
I don't say I "do Paleo," here, because I'm aware that I do not. However, among the uninitiated, I do use the term because it's something people understand; and are less hostile to, than low carb.
I found this on Dr. Eades blog:
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Cordain, while largely very thorough, fails to follow his own advice that “the data must speak for itself” to avoid “prejudice introduced by charismatic personalities, faulty human judgment and preconceived biases” when it comes to the issue of saturated fat and cholesterol. In particular, he cites the “atherogenic effect of saturated fat”, while providing no references to studies demonstrating said effect. I find this surprising, and illustrative of the dogmatic strength of the lipid hypothesis, even in the mind of an otherwise strongly rational and methodical scientist.
Cordain/Campbell protein debate
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Of course it doesn't mean we throw out everything Cordain has to say; but it does mean he's got a huge blind spot. Naturally occurring animal fats have a high proportion of saturated fat, and that is what people ate for millennia; to say this kind of fat is only dangerous combined with pastoral and agricultural products is an intriguing hypothesis with little data to support it.
Since I'm Primal, I can quote Mark Sisson on the subject:
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More than any other food, dairy seems to be entirely subjective. There is no “one size fits all” approach to it. To be on the safe side and to go “full Primal,” you would technically eliminate it completely, but that may be unnecessary for a relatively large number of people.
Read more: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/dair.../#ixzz2EYm0idpY
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I'm probably in a unique position with having not eaten it for years, experienced low carb without it, then added it... all without experiencing any noticeable effect, either way.
I'm certainly not encouraging anyone to keep or eliminate dairy based on what anyone else says, because it seems to be so highly individual. And the science isn't that much help, because it seems to constantly study different items in isolation, and not differentiate between grainfed products full of antibiotics, and pastured sources who haven't been heavily medicated. Though we know that has a big difference to the nutritional impact of the subsequent food.
With any food category, I encourage people to try eliminating it for a good while, and see what happens when they add it back in. On this board there are people who are all over the map with their reactions to starch, fruit, artificial sweeteners, eggs, dairy, and even different kinds of meat. In my own experience I used to get along fine with artificial sweeteners, but then I went gluten free, healed my gut, and now it does have a bad effect on me.