Summary of The food we were born to eat: John McDougall at TEDxFremont

00:00:00 - 00:15:00

John McDougall, a physician and nutritionist, argues that a starch-based diet is the best way to maintain good health. He shares stories of patients who have recovered from various diseases after changing their diets to include more starch.

• 00:00:00 Doctor John McDougall explains how he learned that starch is essential to good health and that traditional diets based on rice, corn, and potatoes are the best way to maintain good health. He shares stories of patients who have recovered from various diseases after changing their diets to include more starch.
• 00:05:00 John McDougall, a physician and nutritionist, gives a history of human diets and their relationship to health. He points to evidence that people have typically eaten a starch-based diet with fruits and vegetables as side dishes, and that those who became wealthier over the course of human history tended to switch to a meat-based diet. He argues that this is why people in developed countries are more likely to be overweight and suffer from many chronic diseases.
• 00:10:00 John McDougall's talk at TEDxFremont discusses the history of food, how western society has changed to allow for greater access to healthy food, and the health implications of the western diet. He argues that we need to return to a starch-based diet to reverse the current trend of widespread health problems in society.
• 00:15:00 John McDougall argues that by returning to a starch-based diet, Americans can improve their health and economy. He cites examples of how people of all backgrounds enjoy starchy foods, and urges Americans to demand healthier food options from their government.