The paleo diet's central premise about starch may be historically inaccurate

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In short: Many people follow the paleo diet to avoid wheat and potatoes, but new research suggests our ancestors were consuming starches for much longer than previously thought.

A recent study indicates that humans have been consuming starches for more than 100,000 years, challenging the idea that such foods should be avoided based on ancient dietary patterns.

This video explores how these findings contradict the common belief that a paleo-style diet—one devoid of grains and tubers—reflects the true ancestral human diet.

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