On Mon, 4 Jun 2001, Charles Alban wrote:

> They had no tooth decay, no heart disease, no cancers and no diabetes, etc.,
> also they had happy cheerful dispositions, and open wide "sunny" faces with
> perfect teeth. No jobs for orthodontists there. This is all documented. In
> other words, a village life, based on community farming and agriculture, and
> fishing and hunting, is perfectly healthy, so long as there are no inputs
> from the industrialized world.

This, of course, is the contention of Enig, Fallon and others
(notably Ronald Schmid, author of Traditional Foods are Your Best
Medicine.  See
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0892817356/o/qid=991685544/sr=8-1/ref=aps_sr_b_1_1/102-5852629-7068123)

This seems to be an important rival to the paleodiet concept.

Todd Moody
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