SAMA HOOLE: >Mongols lived to 60-70 with zero chronic disease >Modern nutritionist eats balanced diet with whole grains >Develops type 2 diabetes at 45 >Clearly the Mongols were just lucky

>Be Mongol cavalry
>Ride 60 miles daily
>Eat nothing but dried meat and fermented mare's milk
>Zero vegetables, zero grains, zero "balanced diet"
>Conquer largest land empire in human history
>Terrify civilisations from Korea to Hungary
>Modern nutritionist studies your diet… pic.twitter.com/Ugeej3Ohi9

— Sama Hoole (@SamaHoole) February 5, 2026

>Be Mongol cavalry >Ride 60 miles daily >Eat nothing but dried meat and fermented mare's milk >Zero vegetables, zero grains, zero "balanced diet" >Conquer largest land empire in human history >Terrify civilisations from Korea to Hungary >Modern nutritionist studies your diet "This should have killed them by age 30" >Mongols lived to 60-70 with zero chronic disease >Modern nutritionist eats balanced diet with whole grains 

>Develops type 2 diabetes at 45 >Clearly the Mongols were just lucky 

SAMA HOOLE: Human dietary history: Inuit--Seal, whale, caribou. Three foods. Zero deficiencies. Maasai--Blood, milk, meat. Three foods. Perfect health. Mongols--Mutton, fermented dairy. Two foods. Conquered half the world.

Nutritional adequacy comes from eating the right foods, not the most foods. --Sama Hoole

"You need a balanced diet with lots of variety!"

Human dietary history:

Inuit: Seal, whale, caribou. Three foods. Zero deficiencies.

Maasai: Blood, milk, meat. Three foods. Perfect health.

Mongols: Mutton, fermented dairy. Two foods. Conquered half the world.

Modern human:…

— Sama Hoole (@SamaHoole) November 25, 2025

"You need a balanced diet with lots of variety!"

Human dietary history: Inuit: Seal, whale, caribou. Three foods. Zero deficiencies. Maasai: Blood, milk, meat. Three foods. Perfect health. Mongols: Mutton, fermented dairy. Two foods. Conquered half the world. Modern human: 35 different foods per week including quinoa, chia seeds, açaí berries, and spirulina. Deficient in everything. Needs supplements. Variety is how food companies sell you more products. Nutritional adequacy comes from eating the right foods, not the most foods. Your ancestors didn't have "variety." They had nutrient density. One of these approaches worked.