Last night I watched the first episode of a fascinating BBC series called The Truth About Food, on what food really does to our bodies. What does an “evolution diet” do to your cholesterol and sodium levels? They took several volunteers (many of whom were overweight and suffering from high cholesterol levels), placed them in a zoo (next to a gorilla enclosure) and, for twelve days, forced them to eat the foods that our simian ancestors ate: carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, greens, onions, berries. Five kilos of that stuff everyday. Everything was raw and the volunteers were not allowed to eat any processed foods. Result: in 12 days, they lowered the cholesterol count by 23% which is roughly what a prescription drug would do.

Other short segments in last night’s program: the effect of garlic and how eating lots of fruit, vegetables and cereal cleanses out your system. They got volunteers for these little tests and I am really astounded by the results.

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