A Brief History of the Plant-Based Diet, From Our Ancestors to Today!

[@betsypayne3197]

It is really sad how human beings have normalized the suffering and slaughter of animals.😢

[@HopeLoveRomantic]

This was so good; helpful, informative! Thank you for this!!!

[@heyylittleworld2314]

Loved this! It was studying East Asian philoosophy in Uni that turned me vegan 😊

[@elsmooth12]

Very well presented! It was very interesting to learn how even as far back as ~2,500 years ago, in certain societies where food may have been abundant enough so that food choices were available, the thinkers were pondering the ethics of animal-based food consumption from a point of view beyond nutrition. I thought this was more of a modern philosophical discussion...damn, I love learning. Some would point to more ancient peoples and try to point to their dietary patterns as a model for today based upon the concept of "ancestral diet", but in my opinion they often miss two points: 1) without food choices, a species will naturally eat whatever is geographically available to keep them alive long enough to breed (species survival), and 2) the proper dietary pattern for a species looking to maximize both life-span and health-span is the one that provides the greatest chance of aging with vitality while minimizing risk of acute and chronic illness. Anyway, thanks to all involved for bringing us this presentation!

[@Magar6]

Loved this, thank you!

[@vd5567]

Wonderful! Thank for this! Very useful!

[@christinelinton2382]

Dr. Burns should DEFINITELY write a book about the history of veganism/vegitarianism. I would love to read that!! This was fascinating. Strengthened my resolve to be vegan to learn that this had been on the minds of people throughout history and that compassion for animals and the health benefits of plant-based eating are not new notions. Thank you!

[@destinyzroom]

Excited to watch!

[@SuperSpesh1]

Hi Dr Klaper, I am absolutely in shock. I have just had a blood test and been told my cholesterol is high (I am 40 years old). I eat mainly a wholefoods plant based diet, eating plenty of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, legumes, etc and very little in processed foods. I am very slightly overweight, I don't drink or smoke. The only thing I am guilty of is not getting enough exercise. Please can you offer some advice on what I can do? I am genuinely confused and shocked; I thought by eating a WFPB diet I'd avoid the risk of a heart attack, stroke etc. Now I'm genuinely very concerned, despite my efforts to eat healthy. Many thanks.

[@lypanov]

How much nuts/seeds? Which type? And do you use oil/salt?

[@SuperSpesh1]

@lypanov It was a couple of hand fulls, now its less. It's a mixture; peanut, cashew, walnut, almonds, hemp, seasame, pumpkin etc. I occasionally use some olive oil, but not much and not often. No salt.

[@lypanov]

@@SuperSpesh1 I would limit to just a few nuts a day then for now. A few handfuls is a lot. It's a lot of saturated fat at the end of the day. Could be that your values are lagging since the change. My cholesterol dropped from 6.5 to 4.2 with the diet. One difference maybe I am also eating 100 g of raw spinach daily.

[@SuperSpesh1]

@lypanov No, I've been vegan for nearly 6 years, so can't be lagging. I'll reduce my intake, thanks.

[@sounanya3]

always wanted to learn about this. but can't help wondering what about the b12 problem, considering supplements are a rather new thing

[@harvinderubhi5540]

This is all fine, but the paleo tribe will be unconvinced about the time line....they talk about millions of years ago. The irony is that you guys have gone back a few hundred years back and got it that whole food plant based is the optimal diet

[@VeganChiefWarrior]

Is it hard to believe there's a way to get better? It's called evolution

[@scocassovegetus]

It's just Biology 101, man. Humans do not have the digestive system for eating animals, which is why eating animals causes such a long list of different ailments, diseases, and death.

[@monicasong427]

Primitive homosapien primates have been evolving since the Miocene era. A few million years is less than 10% of human evolution. We do not hone any anatomical and physiological adaptions to eat decaying flesh, mother cow/goat lactation breast milk for her calf turned dairy products, and period eggs of female birds.

[@Jeffs60]

@@monicasong427 What are period eggs of birds? Chickens don't have a uterus, so there's no endometrium and no periodic shedding of it, so there is no period in birds.

[@monicasong427]

@@Jeffs60Female animals, including humans, release unfertilized eggs from the ovaries. This is precisely the reason why only female birds at a certain age have unfertilized eggs. To make matters worse, the genetic manipulation of female birds to constantly be at a state of menstruation places an enormous toll on their bodies.