The Real Meal Revolution: The Radical, Sustainable Approach to Healthy Eating

by Tim Noakes

Modern carbohydrate food sources differ substantially from those tough fibrous Cape Floral bulbs on which the pioneering humans survived at Pinnacle Point 200,000 years ago. Today especially the sweetened fruits and carbohydrate-rich vegetables that we eat bear no resemblance to those less sweet and poorly digested foods that existed in nature at the time of the Agricultural Revolution. The result is that modern fruits and vegetables have a higher usable carbohydrate content that is rapidly assimilated within the human body. This causes a steep rise in blood glucose concentrations, setting off a steep increase in blood insulin concentrations, especially in those with more marked levels of IR. In addition the fruits that were available at Pinnacle Point were seasonal, unlike the modern provision of fruits all year round.