Blog Post 4

   It was relatively easy to read and comprehensively understand the sources I have been looking at, mainly because I have no experience with the topic. Since I don't know anything about it, each source has given a particular insight into whether or not the paleo diet could be a good idea. I think the best source I have right now is the Evolution of Diet article from National Geographic- it not only provides plenty of information but looks at different cultures' diets to compare it with our modern diet. I liked the fact that it questioned what we as people will do when the earth's population has grown. It was a question I hadn't thought of before- from what I've seen on earth so far in my relatively short life, plants and animals are a renewable resource. I didn't think of the paleo diet as a way to effectively ration food based on portions, but now that question sits in my mind quite heavily. I keep wondering- if we keep up our habits of factory farming and whatnot, will we someday run out of food? I hope I'm not alive when that happens.
      As I continue reading, I hope to form my own opinion on whether or not the paleo diet is a good idea. I am inclined to think that it's far better for us than what we currently eat (fast food, GMOs, etc.) but the truth is that I would most likely be unable to do it. I'm rather weak willed when it comes to diet change, and I would probably go back to my usual eating style after a few days. The article Cavemen Who Walk Among Us disagrees with the paleo diet, albeit in a passive way. I think that I will probably have to look for more sources because the majority of information out there on the paleo diet is positive and attempting to convince people that the paleo diet is better. I was hard pressed to find articles that called the diet fraudulent or attempted to debunk it. That said, I'll keep looking for more sources. However, I did find some articles that argued against the topic. The New York Times article The Evolutionary Search for Our Perfect Past brings up the fact that when people say the diet was eaten by their ancient ancestors, there is very little information as to which ancestors. The idea of a paleo diet is in itself very vague, and the author claims that looking back to the pleistocene gives the illusion of getting back to nature. Earth is evolving, and so are we. I like that we live in a world where information is easily accessed and people can make the choice to eat what they want. My question is, do we really know what's best for us?