Paleo Diet: Not the Way to a Healthy Future (NPR)

It's sad, but true, that the world could never support billions of people on a paleo diet, or even on organic/free range type diets for that matter... Alas, for individual human health, such diets are vastly healthier- it was a shift to mass consumption of carbs which enables the feeding of masses of poor. Those of us who have found healthy, protein rich diets to make a big difference in reducing IBD symptoms of course have no choice. I do however hope that one day we can "grow" healthy meat without the slaughter of animals, and without the huge carbon footprint that raising animals for slaughter entails.

My DH and I had this discussion just yesterday, that many people cannot afford to eat healthily because carbs and sugar are cheap and "filling". We will pay the price in healthcare costs and the degradation of our species due to obesity and diseases linked to obesity which are multitudinous.

Sara, I was a vegetarian before UC hit me and we were so very happy with our meat-free diet. But I need meat now because my colon just rejects so many other different food types. Only meat and veggies did not punish me. I still don't know why I got UC when I was such a healthy person but I've heard the same story from others here.

I don't overdo it with meat or fish and try to keep my meat portion to 4 ounces at dinner.

For those who are struggling with paying for food I read a very interesting financial article about retired people seeing their cost of living go up considerably because of the lowest interest rates ever (U.S.). They (me too) are earning much, much less on their savings while food prices have increased.

I'm not crying for everyone retired because people on Medicare have very affordable healthcare rates, even covering their Rx meds.
I'm really worried for the young people I see that are so overweight. They are heading for all kinds of medical issues.

That article was a lot of words and not too much point. Seemed like a lot of fluff and no fact.

It's not a lifestyle that I would follow, but I am not sick and therefore don't require a special diet. I can't imagine eating that way.

Sue

Not really. At the time I was anemic so I added chicken. Only leafy greens bother me. But I find that chicken helps with bulking my stool.
Have you had any issues with consistency?

I eat healthy to some extent. I choose not to eat foods from factory farmed meat because I think it's generally bad for the future. I don't eat the way i eat because of UC. The only restriction I have are artificial sweetners and they bothered me long before I developed UC.