I have been trying out a 100% raw organic,high-fat-high-protein(80% of diet)
version of the Primal Diet but without any raw dairy. As I am trying to
increase my muscular strength, I feel it's necessary. You on the other hand,
may not need as much. However, given that Palaeolithic peoples ate raw
animal protein and fat for as at least 65% of their diet, and often much
more, I would recommend increasing your raw-protein intake, just in case.
As far as babies go, they don't have as much muscles and bone in proportion
to body weight as, say, (male) teenagers or adults, so I think one ought to
increase one's protein intake as one gets older. But far more important than
protein, a baby's intake of raw animal fat in the form of mother's milk is
indicative that raw fat is essential to human health.
Geoffrey Purcell


 >From: Wes Peterson <[log in to unmask]>
 >Subject: Two questions
 >Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 02:34:08 -0500
 >
 >I have a couple of relevant questions that I'd like to ask:
 >
 >1. According to several sources (that I've read), human mother's milk
 >contains just 5% of its calories as protein. A human infant grows and
 >develops rapidly aided by this small amount of protein. As adults, would
 >it be safe to assume that we need no more than 5% of our daily calories
 >as protein, and possibly even less (since we're not rapidly growing
 >anymore)?
 >
 >Here's a quote from http://www.trufax.org/research/f1.html --
 >
 >" Scientists who really seem to understand human physiology do not
 >totally agree on the precise figure for human daily need for protein,
 >but established scientific research put the figure somewhere between 2%
 >and 8% of the diet. These figures contain built-in safety margins and
 >are recommended allowances that are more than adequate for 98% of the
 >population. [3] Human mothers milk, containing human protein and
 >antigens, has a maximum of 5% protein. In comparison, bovine (cow) milk
 >has 15% protein. Rat milk has an astounding 49%.. [4] "
 >
 >
 >2. A baby's natural diet (mother's milk) is raw. Would it be safe to
 >assume that if a baby doesn't need to eat cooked food in order to
 >thrive, then neither should we, as adults?
 >
 >Thanks,
 >
 >Wes