![]() ![]() So (and possibly above all else), the true reason for this article is purely selfish. If there are so many people removing animal-based foods from their diet, maybe I’m missing something? Not to say that I’m one for following the herd, but maybe they’re flocking in a certain direction for good reason – a ‘wisdom of the crowd’ phenomenon. I’ve also been caused to question (which I relish, and accept with open arms) my opinion. Effectively, we are all guilty of becoming radicalised in our beliefs of something – me as much as the next person. It’s a form of confirmation bias, where people will only consume research, media, conversation or any other form of content that supports their opinion – artificially strengthening their stance. People have a tendency to ‘choose sides’, to choose which side of the fence they sit, and once they do, to become blind to anything that supports the other side of the fence. ![]() And as much as I respect opinions, I often find them worse than useless (and indeed, often dangerous and damaging). the optimal expression of health).Īs such it is my current (though open-to-change) personal opinion (which as I’ll explain soon, it worthless) that the healthiest human diet (for the most favourable expression of genes to ultimately make humans healthier and happier) is the closest modern equivalent to “animals caught via hunting, and uncultivated plant foods from gathering”.īut this stance is my (current) opinion. I believe that the selective pressures of the environment in which we evolved (if replicated today) can result in the most favourable expression of our genes (i.e. ![]() I currently subscribe to a school of thought that says that if we can emulate some of the factors in our ‘environment of evolutionary adaptiveness’ (the 40,000 years where 95% of human biology was naturally selected), we can achieve the best expression of our genes. I take an evolutionary perspective on human physiology. If the science can convince me that a vegan lifestyle is the best way to achieve this, I’ll make the switch tomorrow, support my wife in doing the same, and adopt this as how my child will eat until she’s old enough to make her own decision.īut I will need the science to convince me.īefore I begin my review, a disclosure. Not to say that a vegan diet isn’t valid (we’ll explore that soon), but I’d like the science to do the talking (I’ll just be the somewhat clumsy translator, doing the best job I can).įurther to that, my wife and I have a baby on the way, and I’ll move heaven and earth to ensure I do everything I can to help our little girl grow up happy and healthy. And I appreciate that some people can be susceptible to pseudoscience, media, here-say, single person case studies, personal opinion and rhetoric. As have people who rely on my advice, opinions and council for their health decisions. People I care about have begun experimenting with a vegan lifestyle. I didn’t want to write it as a knee jerk reaction to a current upward trending in vegan eating.īut a few things have happened that have catalysed this article. People get easily offended, fiercely protective, and respond on the offensive. How we choose to eat is intensely personal. It often promotes argument rather than discussion. I’ve hesitated for a few months to write this article. ![]()
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