Is eating like our ancestors the key to better health? What the Paleo diet gets right, and the 5 ancient diet claims that are dangerously wrong for your heart and gut health | Dr James Cole & Dr Federica Amati

Jul 9, 2026 · 58 min

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0:00Welcome to Zoe, Science and Nutrition, where world-leading scientists explain how their research can improve your health.

0:13A fire crackles against the dark, star-filled sky.

0:17Beyond the warm glow, a mammoth's deep, rumbling call bounces off the distant snow-capped mountains.

0:24A group of humans huddle together for warmth as they share a meal, keeping a watchful ear out for prowling saber-toothed cats.

0:32For millions of years, our ancestors survived in a world without supermarkets, protein shakes, or diet books.

0:39And today, an entire industry claims that the secret to modern health is to eat exactly as our ancestors did.

0:46But here's the challenge.

0:47What did Paleolithic humans really eat?

0:50Surely we'll never know.

0:54Well, today, with the help of the latest scientific research, we're going to travel back 3 million years to explore what life and food actually looked like in the Paleolithic era.

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