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Nutritional Anthropology™: Eating in Harmony with our Genetic Heritage

Octobe r 2004 The Bond Effect vol 7.10


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Human Nature: Breeds and Int elligence. Human Nature: Athletic Equals Feminine. Quote: Immune Reaction to
Abnormal Self; Denial. Food Policy: Obesity is not Taboo; Trans Fat Kill off. Hints: Slow Down Eating. Recipe: Peach
Flan. Q&A: Grape Juice Sugar; Cancer Genes not Fatal; Leg Weakness and Vitamin D; Raw Food in Mainstream;
Eggs Improve Bad Cholesterol; Guava Fruit. News Shorts: Tackling Child Obesity; Alzheimer’s Lifestyle Links. Book
Review: Stopping Inflammation. Buyer Beware: Ground Meat Fat Content False. Events.

Human Nature Human Nature Food Policy


Breeds and Intelligence Athletic Equals Feminine “Obesity” is not a Taboo Word
Last month we looked at the The Institute of Medicine (IOM) in a
ethnicity/parental investment link. 480 page report2 documents a
Now we look at the conn ection startling set-back to the nation’s
between ethnicity and intelligence. health -- childhood obesity.
No subject has been more fraught in Over 9 million American children are
the social sciences than the question obese says the IOM and we mean
of intelligence. That such a faculty ‘obese’. For far too long physicians
exists no one doubts, but few want to have used weasel words like ‘over-
© 2004 FHM magazine
accept the consequences of weight’. However: “’o besity’ more
This centerfold from FHM maga zine effectively conveys the seriousness,
measuring it. is rather special: it portrays athletes urgency and medical nature of this
For example, many studies showed from the American Olympic team. concern”, says the IOM.
that the smarter employees were High jumper Amy Acuff, swimmer
also the most productive. Neverthe- Haley Cope, pole-vaulter Mary Saur See “Tackling Child Obesity”, page 3
less congress banned companies and volleyball player Logan Tom are Trans Fat Kill Off
from using intelligence tests in hiring among those featured. The FDA’s labeling requirements for
decisions back in 1971. trans-fats (June 2004 Newsletter) is
Only a sociologist believes that our
Sociologists universally condemned idea of a fine looking human is having a dramatic effect. Companies
intelligence tests as biased: culture, defined purely by cultural condition- are spending millions of dollars to rid
ethnicity, poverty, education, parent- ing. It is not for nothing that the their products of trans-fat on the
ing and many more factors they editors of this men’s magazine knew assumption that anything other than
claimed could lead to unfairly low that the figures of these fine athletes zero on the label will send sales
scores (the score is known as would trigger something deep in the plummeting. Continued page 4
Intelligence Quotient or “IQ”). male psyche. Hints and Tips
Since that time, a flood of studies In evolutionary terms, these female
have been designed to eliminate all Slow Down Eating
bodies demonstrate high female Take time to eat. Allow time between
these objections. In 1994 the ‘fitness’ -- lean ness, good skin, shiny
Harvard psychologist, Dr. Richard courses. It takes 20 minutes before
hair, good muscle tone, pert breasts your brain registers fullness. Enjoy
Herrnstein and the Harvard political -- and waists slimmer than the hips. the company, chew food slowly, take
scientist, Dr. Charles Murray produc- Male brains are hard-wired to feel in the surroundings.
ed a monumental work, The Bell attracted to such a form. It is the
Curve1 that, with cool intellectual form which, in biological terms, It is deplorable how, even in classy
rigor, analyzed the data and drew signals a female who is healthy, restaurants, the emphasis is on
the consequences of its insights. fertile and good for child-bearing. serving you quickly and getting you
out of the door as fast as possible.
In one major section they found that, Quote
however the cake was cut, different Continued: page 4
ethnic groups had different average On auto-immune diseases: “We set
up an immune reaction to an ‘ab- Quote
IQ’s. Relative to Whites at 100, East
Asians (Chinese and Japanese) normal self’ riddled with inflamma- “People deny that their life choices
score 106, black Americans score 84 tion, toxins and antigens…” are making them sick.” Dr. Nancy
and pureblood Africans score 70. neurosurgeon Russell Blaylock Appleton in “Stopping Inflammation”.
(See Book Review page 3) (See Book Review page 3)
Continued: page 4
October 2004 The Bond Effect Newsletter page 2
Recipe of the Month Questions and Answers Our bodies were made for living out
of doors. Don’t be freaked out by the
This is a delicious fruit tart that can be Grape Juice Sugar skin cancer alarms -- just be sensible
eaten as a snack or dessert. Q. In many up-market prepared and avoid burning.
Peach Flan products I see grape juice used as a
sweetener. Is it better than sugar? Biotech Food Labels
YYYYY Q. Wha t has happened to the
A. No. Grape juice is very rich in European Union (EU) initiative to
Serves 8 ordinary sugar. But manufacturers label genetically modified foods
Ingredients have seized on the idea that “grape (GMO’s)?
Fruit Component juice” doesn’t sound as threatening as
“sugar”. Furthermore it sounds A. In Britain it has just been signed
1 lb . (455 g) Peaches (fresh)
vaguely healthy, being a fruit extract. into law. Any food that contains GMO
2 tsp. Lemon juice or is made with GMO must be
When you see “sweetened with grape labeled. Meat, milk and eggs from
2 tsp. Fructose juice” (especially ‘concentrated’ ) on a animals fed with GMO feed however
“Dough” Matrix food label, just think of it as having are not c overed (but organic is OK).
4 Eggs, omega-3 rich, free-range the same bad effect as ordinary table
sugar. In America no GMO labeling is
2 Tablesp. Olive oil required. The only way to be sure of
1 tsp . Fructose
Cancer Genes not Fatal avoiding GMO is to buy organic.
Q. Last month you said that Hodgkin's
2 tsp. Cinnamon, ground disease was often linked to a genetic We are against GMO in principle. It is
2 tsp. Vanilla extract combining genes that would never
susceptibility. Does that mean that if I
mix in nature, such as jellyfish genes
4 oz (115 g) Almond powder have inherited a cancer susceptibility
in potatoes; worse it is a mentality
I will inevitably develop cancer?
Method that is rushing us ever further away
A. No -- you just have to be more from our naturally adapted food
Wash and dry the peaches -- do not
careful. The body’s normal defenses supply.
peel. Slice them into small against cancer provide ‘ro bust’
segments, mix them with the lemon protection3 against genetic weakness. Raw Food Hitting Mainstream
Q. I live in San Francisco where there
juice and fructose in a bowl and set We have all inherited a genetic is a raw food craze. What do you
aside to marinate. blueprint which is fundamentally think?
fireproof against degenerative
In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs with disease. Here and there the defenses A. We are strongly in favor of raw
the fructose, mix in the olive oil, are weaker -- but intact. We just have food -- but of the right kind! Our
fold in the almond powder, add the to make sure that our lifestyles do not ancient ancestors ate all their plant
tear down the defenses. food (fruits, roots, leaves, flowers and
vanilla and cinnamon. Mix well. so on) raw, thus conserving micro-
Take the marinated peaches with For more on how to ensure this, go nutrients. Animal matter was, on the
to: www.beatcancernaturally.com whole, cooked.
their juice and add them to the
Leg Weakness and Vitamin D Raw foodists today often try to
mixture, stirring well.
Q. I am starting to suffer from leg- replicate conventional foods. Using
Take a 10” (26 cm) oiled flan mold, weakness and my doctor says that I blenders, food processors and low
pour in the mixture and allow it to am low on vitamin D. He has given temperature cooking they make
find its level. me these pills to take. Is there a more pasta, veggie-burgers, chili and ice
natural way? cream. Worse, they are using non-
Bake at 350°F ( 180°C) for 25 to 30 human-food ingredients like flour,
A. There sure is: sunshine. The
minutes or until cooked. recommended intake of vitamin D is grains, beans and lentils.
Comment around 600 international units (I.U.) Often the keenest raw foodists are
per day. The body can make 10,000 vegans. This is not a problem
This is a fully conforming dish but
I.U. from just half an hour of summer provided they eat like a gorilla -- and
it is nutrient dense -- so limit sunshine. Vita min D is really a keep away from all forms of starch,
yourself to just one slice! cocktail of compounds. Sunshine is beans/lentils and sugar.
What about food combining? Some far superior to pills: it mixes and
Eat your 1½ lb of fresh fruit per day,
makes the c ocktail in a way t hat the
might worry about the fruit with body recognizes and handles best.
eat at least one big salad a day and
the high protein “dough”, especially your raw food intake will be fine.
There is no excuse for anyone to
at the end of a meal. But the suffer from vitamin D deficiency, yet Eggs Improve Bad Cholesterol
peaches being cooked, there should incredibly it is very common. Leg Q. I am confused: eggs used to be
wasting can set in after the age of 40. banned for people with high
not be a digestive difficulty. cholesterol, but now I hear reports
Deficient older folk are twice as likely4
Nevertheless, if you suspect a to suffer falling-fractures as thos e that, on the contrary they are helpful.
problem, try strawberries instead. who are not vitamin D deficient. What is going on?
October 2004 The Bond Effect Newsletter page 3
A. Eggs are just fine. In the Natural to that used in the anti-smoking In this impressively researched book
Eating book we mentioned previous campaigns: restricting advertising of she documents how most, if not all,
studies on egg eaters 5,6. They a ll junk food, removing it from vending degenerative diseases like cancer,
demonstrated, contrary to received machines, removing junk food options heart disease, Alzheimer’s, diabetes
opinion, that eggs had no deleterious in school meals, making public open and many more, can be either
effect on health or cholesterol. This is spaces pedestrian-friendly, educating initiated or made worse by
only to be expected: eggs have been parents to feed their kids properly, inflammation.
part of our ancestral diet since the educating parents to get their kids What is this inflammation and why
dawn of the human race. away from the TV and computer does it happen? Dr. Appleton zeros in
A recent study 7 shows that the types screen, proper PE lessons in school, on one major factor: food and the
of fats and cholesterol in eggs are and encouraging exclusive breast- allergies and intolerances it provokes.
healthy and actually improve the feeding for at least six months, etc. In clear language she describes how
quality of cholesterol in the blood. Breast feeding? We have known for a the body’s immune system is
They explain why: cholesterol is not long time that formula-fed children are supposed to work and how it caves in
just one compound but a cocktail of much more likely to be obese8, and under the pressure of the wrong
many. There are ‘good’ fractions and have other problems too, like heart foods, generating abnormal quantities
‘bad’ fractions. The two main ‘families’ disease, high blood pressure and of inflammatory compounds.
are LDL (often called ‘bad’) and HDL cholesterol. Do like our ancient As the author of Lick the Sugar Habit,
(often called ‘good’). But the devil is in ancestors and suckle for as long as she comes down hard on sugar itself
the detail: of the LDL family members, possible -- their children were only and all its aliases. She also s ingles
some are ‘good’ (as those eggs) and fully weaned at 4 years old. out dairy and wheat. In handy tables
some are ‘bad’ (not eggs). Will this report of pious in tentions she also lists the dozens of other
The bottom line is ; we should have meet the same fate as previous ones foodstuffs that c ould be implicated.
no qualms about eating eggs, but -- buried by the steamrolle r of She highlights the paradox that it is
ensure they are free-range, organic commercial lobbies and vested often the food one craves that makes
and preferably omega-3 rich. interests? one sick.
The purists eat eggs raw -- just like Alzheimer’s Lifestyle Links In an insight that will be completely
our ancestors. Some people worry Exercise new to many people, she explains
about salmonella poisoning -- but Old people who walk a lot (two miles how the blood-brain barrier is made
you have a better chance of being a day) were half as likely 9 to get more porous by allergens, opening
struck by lightning than contracting Alzheimer's as those who only walked the brain to inflammatory compounds.
salmonella from organic eggs. ¼ mile per day. These can aggravate a vast range of
Guava Fruit Even the oldsters in Pleistocene mood and behavioral problems
Q. Where we live, guavas (the sub- times had to walk many miles per including hyperactivity, aggression,
tropical fruit) are now in season, day. Our bodies are built on the schizophrenia and depression.
plentiful and delicious. What do you assumption that such physical activity In the final part of the book she draws
think of them? will be there for it to function properly. all the information together and puts
A. Guavas are a great fruit. They are Omega-3 oils perspective on it. She give s practical
particularly rich in fiber (5%) and A good consumption of omega-3 oils and clear guidelines to correct one’s
many vitamins (C, A, E), minerals and is necessary to maintain good brain lifestyle, notably eating habits.
micronutrients. One of t hese, function in old age according to a From our point of view we wo uld have
lycopene, is a powerful compound recent study 10. also demonized starch (it is just sugar
needed by the immune system to The researchers did not control for in another form); we would have
keep cancers suppressed. Lack of omega-6 overconsumption. We can given the role of omega-6 oils in
lycopene is also unhealthy for the assume that the results would be inflammation greater emphasis; we
heart and eyesight. even better if the omega-3’s and would have liked the lifestyle errors to
Guavas are relatively low sugar at omega-6’s were in balance -- as they be ranked for risk. But these are
11% (apples have 1 5%). However, were for our Pleistocene ancestors. minor quibbles.
the breakdown between fructose and In many degenerativ e diseases,
glucose is not published. Likewise,
Book Review conventional medicine is often power-
guava’s glycemic index has not been Stopping Inflammation less or just treats the symptoms. This
seriously studied. However, circum- Relieving the Cause of book is a great guide for identifying
stantial evidence suggests that guava Degenerative Disease and removing the underlying causes
is only modestly glycemic, in the by Nancy Appleton11 of many diseases and for restoring a
same bracket as grapefruit. Inflammation is the result of infection harmoniously working body.
by germs, right? Only partly, accord-
News Shorts ing to Dr. Nancy Appleton -- in a
Buyer Beware
Tackling Child Obesity completely new insight she shows Ground Meat Fat Content False
The IOM (see “Obesity is not a Taboo how inflammation, triggered by hither- In a survey of ground (minced) meat
Word”, page 1) advocates a multi- to unsuspected factors, can also from beef, lamb, pork, turkey and
pronged, nationwide approach similar CAUSE disease. chicken, the UK’s Food Standards
October 2004 The Bond Effect Newsletter page 4
Agency found that a high percentage between Africans and everyone else it out with some agreeable
of claims were false. occurred about 70,000 years a go. conversation.
40% of the “extra/super lean” East Asians and Europeans had the That is the way to control the
samples exceeded the 9% fat limit. toughest survival challenge, partic- quantities that you eat and to give
2% exceeded the 25% fat limit for any ularly in the last ice age (peaked yourself unhurried digestion as well.
ground meat. 18,000 years ago). The selection
pressures favored those with a higher Public Events
American consumers cannot be intelligence. Black Americans, often
complacent either. Similar surveys November 2 nd . Cyprus TV.
highly interbred with Whites, score Geoff Bond will appear in the English
show that fat claims are “consistently
better than pureblood Africans. Language News on the Paphos TV
misleading and inaccurate”.
What does this have to do with network, broadcast at 8.0 0 pm.
Our View? Buy the generic, albeit
Natural Eating? We would do well to November 5th. Newspaper Article.
factory food and cut off the excess
wonder if there is a diet/ethnicity A feature on Geoff Bond will appear
fat. You can only be reasonably sure
connection. Next month we look at in the Friday, November 5th edition of
with skinless chicken and turkey
that question and pull all these Cyprus Weekly.
breast. Better: most wild game is fine.
strands together.
It has a fat profile close to our Advance Notice:
ancestral animal food. Food Policy February 12 th or 13th 2005
Trans Fat Kill Off Talk. Provisionally entitled “Eating
From Page 1 Right for Humans, with emphasis on
Doritos, Goldfish Crackers and many
Human Nature more have been reformulat ed to be anti-Diabetic Measures”.
trans-fat free. You will not see it Health & Wellbeing Festival, Venus
Breeds and Intelligence Beach Hotel, Paphos.
What does this mean? The book title trumpeted though: companies do not
refers to the bell-shaped graph that want to draw attention to the
shows not only where the majority of unhealthy nature of what went before 1 The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure
people lie, but also what happens at -- or that it might taste different now. 2 in American Life; Simon & Schuster; NY; 1994
the extremes. For example says Dr. However, Oreos still contain 2.5 gram 3 IOM preprint; Oct 2, 2004
of trans fat per three cookie serving. Steven Frank; Nature Reviews Genetics 5; 764-
Murray: “the average white person
tests higher than 84% of blacks and Nabisco, the maker, has not yet 4 772 (2004)
the average black person tests higher succeeded in finding an “undetect- 5 Bishoff-Ferrari; J. Bone & Min Res.; Feb 2003.
than 16% of Whites”. able” reformulation. All microwave Kummerow; Eggs and Serum Cholesterol ; AJCN;
30; 664-73, 1977.
popcorn is still loaded with trans-fat. 6
Vorster; High Egg, Low Fat diets: effect on Blood
Murray and Herrnstein show how low
intelligence correlates strongly with Of course, none of our readers Lipids; AJCN; 1987; 46; 52-7
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most of today’s intractable s ocial touches such products, reformulated AJCN; Oct 2004; 80 (4); 855-861
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problems -- but public policy i s scared or not, do they? Von Kries; BMJ; July 16, 1999
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to recognize the connection. Hints and Tips JAMA; 22 Sept; 2004
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Calon F, Neuron. 2004 Sep 2;43(5):633-45
How did these ethnic differences Slow Down Eating 11
Square One Publishers; NY11040, USA, 20 04.
come about? Dr. Philippe Rushton, Don’t allow yourself to be given the 228 pages, $14.95. www.squareonepublishers.com
featured last month in the ethnicity - rush. Take your time. Take a leaf out 12
Race, Evolution and Behavior; New Brunswick,
parenting connection, proposes12 the of the French or Italian book. They NJ; Transaction Publishers; 3rd Edition, 2000.
same reason as before: the split know how to enjoy a meal stretching

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