Many in the general public will dismiss it out of hand, citing the popular beliefs that fat is a
prime component in heart disease, cancer and obesity. Likewise, many bodybuilders have come
to assume that dietary fat smooths the bodybuilder out and blurs definition.
But they couldn’t be more wrong. Dietary fat, when utilized properly as in the Anabolic Diet,
can be the key to growth and success. And while some will see the Anabolic Diet as a new,
revolutionary, even dangerous approach to nutrition, its basics actually originated with the
dawning of mankind.
THE PRIMITIVE DIET
First let’s clear up a widely held misconception that ancient man was a herbivore who turned
his nose up at all meat in favor of the available plant life. Current vegetarians often claim that
their diet is the most natural and ancient known to man, in an effort to gain converts, but it’s
simply not true.
In fact, archeological evidence shows that man’s earliest tools were put to use, at least in part,
in the dressing of meat^1. In many areas, the diet of primitive man was made up almost entirely
of animal products. The continued affection for meat demonstrated by the monkeys and apes
that are our primate cousins today is also testament to early man’s dietary preference.
There’s a good reason for all this. It’s called survival. Meat is a far superior source of amino
acids than plant life. It’s also high in vitamins A, E and B complex. Fat, whose benefits we will
discuss throughout this book, is also readily available in meat and not in plants. Along with
many other uses, including the fact that it’s tasty and adds to the palatability of food, fat is
necessary for proper breakdown and use of vitamins A, D, E and K in the body.
Meat is, indeed, one of the most nutritious substances on earth, and it’s been held in high
esteem by civilizations throughout history. It’s even played a big role in religious ceremony. In
the early days of recorded history, meat was offered to the prevailing Gods through “burnt
offerings”, and the Bible reports on feasts held in conjunction with these animal sacrifices.
So when we’re talking about “natural” or “primitive” diets, we’re not talking about the eating
habits of vegetarians. We’re talking about meat eaters who came to understand early the
importance of meat in the daily diet. Man’s earliest diet probably consisted mainly of meat,
supplemented by periodic feedings of carbohydrates. It was only with the development of
agriculture a mere 10,000 years ago that any large change was seen.
In the nearly 50 million years of man’s existence before that, man was largely carnivorous
and lived off animal flesh. At its crudest, this meat diet bears a strong resemblance to the Anabolic
Diet we’ll be providing you with. All we’ve done is taken this primitive diet and brought it into
the modern age, making use of modern science to adapt it and perfect it for maximum health,
fitness and development.
THE ESTABLISHMENT WON’T LIKE THE ANABOLIC DIET
But don’t expect the Anabolic Diet to be hailed widely by major food industries in our society.
Go down the aisles of any supermarket today and you’ll see little but fancy carbohydrates on
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