In early 2004, a team of researchers spent nearly five months in a lowland subtropical forest in Bolivia following spider monkeys – an arboreal primate that primarily dines on ripe fruit and leaves. From dawn to dusk, the researchers recorded every detail of the dietary habits of these wild spider monkeys. They monitored the length Read more »
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Do spider monkeys hold the key to why we get fat?
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From turtles to tortillas: the evolution of our low-GI diet
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Packed into four-wheel drive vehicles, ten middle-aged men and women traveled nearly two days on bumpy dirt roads and trails to reach a remote location, deep in the middle of nowhere. For seven weeks they would live off the land as hunter-gatherers, completely cut off from the niceties’ of the modern world they were born Read more »
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Time to take the fruit out of Fruit & Veggies: don’t hate me
3 commentsYeah, yeah, I know. How could I even suggest breaking up this crucible of healthy living? Of course they are colorful, tasty and fun to eat, but if we want to increase consumption of either we are going to need to kick one of them off the plate (read MyPlate). It may come as shock, Read more »
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