The Tsim Tsoum Approaches for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

Table 1

Food and nutrient intake among hunter-gatherer and western population.

Food and nutrient	Hunter-gatherer	Western population
Energy density	Low	High
Protein	High	Low-moderate
Animal	High	Low-moderate
Vegetable	Very low	Low-moderate
Carbohydrate	Low-moderate (slowly absorbed)	Moderate-rapidly absorbed
Fiber	High	Low
Fat	Low	High
Animal	Low	High
Vegatable	Very low	High
Total w-3	High (2.3 g/day)	Low (0.2 g/day)
Ratio w-6 : w-3	Low 2.4	High 15-20
Vitamins and minerals	High	low

Modified from Simopoulos 2003 [14].