eli5 why we have such complex dietary requirements. Did our ancestors thousands of years ago have extremely well balanced diets?
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The term ‘balanced diet’ is not well understood. Many real requirements are not necessary on a daily basis. Add to this the fact that the most important dietary mistakes made in the northern hemisphere are eating too much of everything and complicating our task by following the legions of so called experts on dietary matters. Animals in the wild and therefore early humans did little harm to themselves when living in circumstances of food abundance. Obesity is a medical condition brought on by psychological factors in modern society.
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