Eat like your ancestors?

摘要

FOOD fads come and go. One minute, kale smoothies are the elixir to everything that ails you, the next it is ultra-low-carb lard and offal. But what if the real solution was far more traditional? Meet the latest trend: the "ancestral diet". Proponents of the diet say research shows that people have genetic adaptations - such as lactose tolerance - to what would have been their traditional diets. Therefore, a personalised diet, based on what our families ate in centuries past, could be the secret to good health.