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Think fruit is unhealthy because of articles like this on low carb social media?⬇️
Well, I interviewed the zoologist whose work this is actually based on for @newscientist & here’s what she said...
dietdoctor.com/monkeys-can-lo…
Well, I interviewed the zoologist whose work this is actually based on for @newscientist & here’s what she said...
dietdoctor.com/monkeys-can-lo…
It turns out the monkeys in question were largely leaf-eaters.
Yet they were historically fed a diet v high in fruit, as well as stuff like meat, yoghurt, cheese & eggs.
Totally inappropriate.
So she swapped them to a leaf-only diet & (unsurprisingly) their health improved.
Yet they were historically fed a diet v high in fruit, as well as stuff like meat, yoghurt, cheese & eggs.
Totally inappropriate.
So she swapped them to a leaf-only diet & (unsurprisingly) their health improved.
To be honest, it’s kinda confusing that low carbers are such fans of this story.
I mean, these leaf-eating monkeys had literally all meat, eggs & dairy eliminated from their diet, not just reduced fruit.
I guess it’s easier just to gloss over that minor detail?
I mean, these leaf-eating monkeys had literally all meat, eggs & dairy eliminated from their diet, not just reduced fruit.
I guess it’s easier just to gloss over that minor detail?
There is another minor detail...
Humans are not leaf- eating monkeys. (Shocking, I know)
In fact, put on a leaf-only diet we would struggle to meet our caloric needs, quickly succumb to nutritional deficiencies and eventually die.
Perhaps not ideal?
Humans are not leaf- eating monkeys. (Shocking, I know)
In fact, put on a leaf-only diet we would struggle to meet our caloric needs, quickly succumb to nutritional deficiencies and eventually die.
Perhaps not ideal?
As an adult male, for example, I would have to eat in the region of 500 cups of lettuce (give or take) just to get enough energy from that diet.
Could it be that what is appropriate for one species is not for another?
Could it be that what is appropriate for one species is not for another?
And when it comes to humans there are hundreds and hundreds of trials that show the benefits associated with eating fruit.
So why pick one involving monkeys (not humans) to support that idea that fruit is dangerous & unhealthy for us?
Oh yes, there really aren’t any...
So why pick one involving monkeys (not humans) to support that idea that fruit is dangerous & unhealthy for us?
Oh yes, there really aren’t any...
Dr Amy Plowman, the world-leading zoologist whose research this was based on says she was ‘surprised’ her work on zoo monkeys was being used to promote low carb diets in humans.
She described it as a ‘massive misinterpretation’ and ‘doesn’t support it in any way’.
Ouch!
She described it as a ‘massive misinterpretation’ and ‘doesn’t support it in any way’.
Ouch!
