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Controversial Thoughts: Why the ancient Egyptians really got fat and sick — Whalespan

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Controversial Thoughts: Why the ancient Egyptians really got fat and sick

Paul Saladino18m · 2021-09-08

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✓Well SupportedThere is a temporal association between increased seed oil consumption and rises in obesity, asthma, diabetes, and chronic illness.✓Well SupportedIncreased consumption of vegetable oils like soybean and canola is associated with the rise in chronic disease.✓Well SupportedSeed oils, inadequate nutrition, and lack of animal products contributed to chronic disease in ancient Egyptians.✕Not SupportedCarbohydrates do not inherently cause diabetes.◐Partially Supported

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Avoiding processed seed oils is a primary step to prevent gynecomastia, balding, obesity, and hirsutism.

✕Not SupportedWheat, particularly due to gluten, can cause 'leaky gut' and is nutritionally empty.

✓Well SupportedIndigenous Amazonian Tsimane people have one of the lowest prevalences of coronary atherosclerosis.

◐Partially SupportedThe evidence for the role of seed oils in cardiovascular disease is overwhelming.

◐Partially SupportedAncient Egyptian elites may have consumed more pressed seed oils, correlating with higher rates of atherosclerosis and other metabolic issues.

◐Partially SupportedPoultry and pork are significant sources of omega-6 consumption in the American diet because they are fed grains, concentrating omega-6 in their fat.

◐Partially SupportedBeef organ supplements and an animal-based diet led to weight loss, resolved pre-diabetes, and improved blood work.

◐Partially SupportedCarbohydrate intake alone is not the primary driver of coronary artery disease.

◐Partially SupportedReducing omega-6 fatty acids in favor of omega-3 fatty acids and oleic acid-rich oils resulted in a 70% decrease in cardiovascular mortality incidence.

◐Partially SupportedThe wheat in the ancient Egyptian diet was nutritionally bereft and devoid of nutrients.

◐Partially SupportedThe introduction of agriculture led to poorer health and less nutrient-rich diets compared to hunter-gatherer populations.

◐Partially SupportedCoronary artery disease does not occur in all human populations.

◐Partially SupportedThere is no correlation between beef consumption and chronic disease, diabetes, or obesity; chicken consumption shows a correlation with these conditions.

◐Partially SupportedChimila people with coronary artery disease were more likely to have boats, suggesting access to processed foods.