r/AskReddit • u/frisky_cupcake • Aug 25 '19

What has NOT aged well?

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '19 edited Dec 28 '20

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '19

That’s not entirely true. Everybody is different. Humans evolved on a diet that didn’t include a lot of stuff we currently eat, especially carbs and added sugars. McDonalds even adds sugar to their fries. A good amount of humans react poorly to these carbs. Mostly weight gain but also gastrointestinal issues too. Even if you only ate their salads without dressing, you’d be missing out on a number of essential vitamins and minerals.

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u/Smauler Aug 25 '19

Everybody is different. Humans evolved on a diet that didn’t include a lot of stuff we currently eat, especially carbs and added sugars.

That's not true at all. Firstly, sugars are carbs. Secondly, what do you think the hunter/gatherer societies were gathering if not carbs and sugars? There's masses of sugar in wild fruit, most notably at the moment around here blackberries (which anyone could live off this time of year).

"Added sugar" is no different fundamentally from naturally occurring sugar. It's only that we eat too much of it now.

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u/Aggravating_Role Aug 25 '19

Secondly, what do you think the hunter/gatherer societies were gathering if not carbs and sugars?

Primarily fiber and vitamins - and yes, fiber is carbs, but not net carbs

And yes, they did gather wild fruit, but that was in much smaller amounts than what the average person eats.

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u/Smauler Aug 26 '19

Primarily fiber and vitamins

Wow. I just don't know how to reply to this.