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Beyond that, hunting and gathering took enormous physical work. Chasing wild animals with spears and clubs was a marathon undertaking--and then you had to hack up the catch and lug it miles back to camp. Climbing trees to find nuts and fruit was hard work too. In essence, early humans ate what amounted to the best of the high-protein Atkins diet and the low-fat Ornish diet, and worked out almost nonstop. To get a sense of their endurance, cardiovascular fitness, musculature and body fat, say evolutionary anthropologists, look at a modern marathon runner...
...sweeter and, because it is a liquid, easier to transport and mix into foods than sugar. Beverage and food manufacturers see that low price as a signal to use the high-fructose cocktail in virtually everything, substituting it for more nutritious ingredients--not just for sugar--in peanut butter, fruit juices and spaghetti sauce...
Nutritionists and dietitians believe in a healthy or even playful involvement with good food. Sharron Dalton, a professor of nutrition at New York University, suggests a "fruit ceremony." Buy one unusual fruit (or vegetable) a week and do a family taste test together. Don't give up on a new food just because it didn't go over well the first time. Says Tanner: "Research shows that sometimes it takes 10 to 15 introductions." Brussels sprouts, anyone...
...first 14 days, no fruit, bread, pasta, grains, milk or even ketchup. You'll add a few carbs back later...
...During the first two weeks, no fruit, bread, sugary snacks, potatoes, pasta or rice...