Primate |
Human |
|||
Mountain
gorilla diet |
Modern
recommendations |
The actual
Western diet |
Anticancer
diet |
|
Carbohydrates |
60% |
50% |
48% |
69% |
ratio fiber:carbohydrates |
2,5:1 |
1:6 |
1:9 |
1:4 |
Proteins |
24% |
23% |
14% |
12% |
animals |
0-5% |
13% |
7% |
4% |
plants |
19-24% |
10% |
7% |
8% |
ratio animals:plant |
1:7 |
1:0,8 |
1:1 |
1:2 |
Fats |
15% |
27% |
38% |
19% |
SFA |
5% |
7-10% |
13% |
5% |
MUFA |
2% |
<15% |
19% |
8% |
PUFA |
8% |
5-10% |
5% |
6% |
ratio SFA:MUFA:PUFA |
2,5:1:4 |
1:2:1 |
2,6:4:1 |
1:1,3:1 |
ratio PUFA ω-6:ω-3 |
1,44:1 |
8:1 |
16:1 |
2:1 |
| Ratio calories:bodyweight | 30 kcal/kg |
32 kcal/kg |
48 kcal/kg |
33 kcal/kg |