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Our ancestors’ diet: surprising discoveries from a 5000 year old iceman

2022/6/23

ZOE Science & Nutrition

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Our ancestors’ diet: surprising discoveries from a 5000 year old iceman

ZOE Science & Nutrition

What happened thirty years ago high in the mountains on the border between Italy and Austria?

Who was the Iceman?

What happened to him and what did we discover about him?

How old was he and what do we know about his lifestyle?

What was he eating?

What’s surprising about his health?

The Iceman & mushrooms

Iceman’s microbiome

The most surprising information about the Iceman’s microbiome?

What’s microbiome diversity?

Iceman’s origins

The start of a new academic discipline

Finding out about salt miners

What did these salt miners eat?

How plant-based was their diet?

Did they eat dairy?

Their diet diversity

What do their microbiomes tell us?

What does this mean for us? What is the actionable advice?

Summary

Goodbyes

Outro

Shownotes Transcript

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ZOE Science & Nutrition

What happened thirty years ago high in the mountains on the border between Italy and Austria?

Who was the Iceman?

What happened to him and what did we discover about him?

How old was he and what do we know about his lifestyle?

What was he eating?

What’s surprising about his health?

The Iceman & mushrooms

Iceman’s microbiome

The most surprising information about the Iceman’s microbiome?

What’s microbiome diversity?

Iceman’s origins

The start of a new academic discipline

Finding out about salt miners

What did these salt miners eat?

How plant-based was their diet?

Did they eat dairy?

Their diet diversity

What do their microbiomes tell us?

What does this mean for us? What is the actionable advice?

Summary

Goodbyes

Outro

Shownotes Transcript

Our ancestors’ diet: surprising discoveries from a 5000 year old iceman