Would you draw a major distinction between the type of carbohydrate in the diet or simply the quantity of consumption. It seems like populations like the Catawbans Kitavans and Pima actually had reasonably "high carbohydrate" traditional diets, but experienced major diet-related western diseases after switching to a western diet that presumably included sugar and refined grains. Perhaps it's not just carbohydrate in general but at least in part the way in which it's consumed or perhaps the source/type?
Edit: spelling of Kitavans, that's what I get for listening to a lot of podcasts/audiobooks and not seeing things in print :-)
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Would you draw a major distinction between the type of carbohydrate in the diet or simply the quantity of consumption. It seems like populations like the
CatawbansKitavans and Pima actually had reasonably "high carbohydrate" traditional diets, but experienced major diet-related western diseases after switching to a western diet that presumably included sugar and refined grains. Perhaps it's not just carbohydrate in general but at least in part the way in which it's consumed or perhaps the source/type?Edit: spelling of Kitavans, that's what I get for listening to a lot of podcasts/audiobooks and not seeing things in print :-)
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