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Three Million Years Ago, Our Ancestors Were Vegetarian (www.wits.ac.za)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/24943429

Human ancestors like Australopithecus – which lived around 3.5 million years ago in southern Africa – ate very little to no meat, according to new research published in the scientific journal Science. This conclusion comes from an analysis of nitrogen isotope isotopes in the fossilized tooth enamel of seven Australopithecus individuals. The data revealed that these early hominins primarily relied on plant-based diets, with little to no evidence of meat consumption.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

I did read your links, I think it is very interesting but doesn't really move the needle much when we have so much evidence to the contrary

Some Commentary on the linked RCT: https://nutritionsource.hsph.harvard.edu/2016/04/13/diet-heart-ramsden-mce-bmj-comments/. https://ebm.bmj.com/content/21/5/185.full

The study design, in mental health patients, of creating so many artificial foods with corn oil/ omega 6 and no omega 3 as well as the limited monitoring of cholesterol levels and limited length of the study also limits the interpretation of the results. The potential correlation of sudden cholesterol drop with mortality can also be confounded by sudden weight loss, which correlates with diseases like cancer.

Meta analysis of 60 RCT’s linking LDL-C lowering therapies with reduced CVD events:

https://www.atherosclerosis-journal.com/article/S0021-9150(24)01108-0/fulltext

How do you explain how statins reduce risk of CVD events or why those with familial hypercholesterolemia have such high rates of CVD?

It also still does nothing to address apo-b…