Active Low-Carber Forums - View Single Post - If these folks are right, Paleo people should be carnivores and eat little else.

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Originally Posted by Zei

... the facultative carnivore must have some animal foods but in addition can also eat some plants as well. Since coming to that realization I've put a lot more emphasis on animal and less on plant foods in my personal diet and seem to be doing quite well with it.

For me, Dr. Georgia Ede's extensive documenting of the downside of plant foods was very influential on how I eat today. Her explaining how bio-availability affects possible vitamin absorption was enlightening... and soothing.

Re-examining why I never seemed to add vegetables matter in the types and amounts "I should" helped me discover how lectins and fiber wreaked its own havoc on a system that still sensitive from years of gluten abuse.