As never before many of us have huge choice of what to eat. From a past where most of us had to eat what was available, cheap and plentiful we now have a huge range of foods. so which to choose? Are some foods more "natural" than others? If so are these foods more "health"? Firstly we should note on inescapable issue. Mankind has changed its diet massively these last 50000 years or so and the biggest change from our remote ancestors is the use of cooking. So dramatic is this and so prevalent in daily use it is now widely believed that none of us could survive on a diet of uncooked food!
Next we might consider if any foods stand out as "unnatural". Let us consider all the things we might eat and see if there are any that are not eaten by animals. Animals of course in the wild do not eat cooked food. They do however eat fruit, vegetables, herbs, fish, meat, etc. So what is missing that we eat? Firstly cereals which we invented but at a stretch are just specialised grasses so might count as natural. The big thing missing fro animals diet in the wild and massive in ours (in much of the world) is dairy produce. We get through masses of milk and milk products. Wild animals beyond infancy consume none. Dairy produce is seriously unnatural. (and in much of the word milk causes serious health problems). Should we avoid it - its for you to decide. Me? Yoghurt and cheese give most taste - the rest I avoid.
