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Mark Hyman

The very fact that we are having a national conversation about what we should eat, that we are struggling with the question about what the best diet is, is symptomatic of how far we have strayed from the natural conditions that gave rise to our species, f

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Mark Hyman is saying that the ongoing debate about the ideal diet shows how much modern life has moved away from the original environment and eating habits humans evolved with. This confusion reflects a disconnect between our current food choices and the natural conditions that shaped our biology.

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