DIET AND NUTRITION

Diet and Nutrition

Diet and Nutrition

Introduction

Health was one of the most promising food trends of the past 10 years. In a difficult economic environment, the crisis leading to arbitrage by consumers, the past year has experienced a rise of Naturalness and sustainable development; two trends that cut across the health products market (Young, 2000).

Thesis statement

The paper discusses about the history of diet and its aspect the healthy balanced diet.

History of Human Diets

It seems that some hominids (Spain, France and Germany), as Homo antecessor, practiced cannibalism. This is demonstrated by the archaeological site of Atapuerca, Spain) through the study of the marks on bones found in the cave of the large sinkhole. Possibly this practice is not attributable to the absence of food and had no intention of any ritual, but is made with what has been called "gastronomic cannibalism." It can therefore be regarded as the earliest mention of cannibalism in Europe (more than 800,000 years old).

Due to biological limitations was necessary that mankind invented weapons in order to hunt other animals and discover how to make fire for cooking. These features facilitated the collection techniques and game, dominating the consumption of foods animal. During the Neolithic there was a shift in their food gathering techniques to develop farming methods and livestock, which also changed from a nomadic to a sedentary model and its diet, was more varied (Thorogood, 2009).

Discussion and Analysis

The “green diet” revolution of the 21st century is associated with issues surrounding food safety, sustainable agriculture, the “back to the land movement,” obesity, and alternatives to technologies, including genetic modification of both seeds and animals. It is a response to the growth of conventional agriculture, the industrial approach that burgeoned after World War II. From a small niche market arising from a backlash to conventional agriculture that gained momentum from the environmentalist movement in the 1960s and 1970s to what has become mainstream to our understanding of food; green diets and nutrition has grown to a prominent place in our culture.

The chances of any individual organism being preserved as a fossil are very small, and the possibility that paleontologists can learn the specific dietary preferences of a fossil organism may seem even more remote. This is probably true of the majority of extinct organisms, although there may be enough evidence to determine general feeding patterns or preferences. But there are also cases where the evidence is so strong that the food items of an organism can be identified with a high degree of confidence (Lyle, 2010).

Atkins Diet

The strategy of this diet is to do it in phases. The first is to make a carbohydrate restriction which only can be consumed daily 20 g. Eliminate fruits, cereals and dairy products. You can only eat foods of animal origin such as meat, chicken, ham, etc.

Following the end of the month is a progressive increase of 50 g. carbohydrate to reach a balanced diet a little to the recommended foods of animal origin and ...