although it is often thought the core of paleo eating is meat [as in muscle
meat], other parts of the animal were often more highly prized. these two
excerpts indicate this in the case of Inuit..

The caribou was of special importance, and was celebrated at a special
feast, called a 'Mokushan', at which quantities of caribou fat and bone
marrow were consumed. After the feast the drum was played and songs were
sung to the animal spirits.

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Meals often consist of raw seal liver and caribou marrow, obtained from
breaking open caribou legs


the paleo 'food pyramid' of 5 groups would be something like

1. marrow
2. depot fat
3. muscle meat
4. organ meat
5. hoof/skin for gelatin


andrew
aust.


----- Original Message -----
From: Ken Stuart <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, 30 May 2002 7:21
Subject: Re: Green tea, caffeine, insulin, etc.


> On Wed, 29 May 2002 17:05:16 -0400, Todd Moody <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> >After Mary's message, I did some searching on the effects of
> >coffee on insulin.  The key effect seems to be that the caffeine
> >causes an increase in insulin resistance, which eventually
> >results in higher insulin levels.
> >
> >The following passage concerning green tea, however, is
> >interesting: "When starch is consumed, it requires the enzyme
> >amylase to break it down into simple sugars that can be absorbed
> >in the blood stream. Green tea polyphenols inhibit amylase, which
> >therefore cuts down on the harmful sugars absorbed into the
> >blood. One study showed that just one cup of green tea inhibited
> >amylase activity by 87 percent. Another study showed that green
> >tea extract reduced the normal elevation of glucose and insulin
> >when 50 grams of starch were ingested. This is good, because high
> >blood levels of glucose and insulin predispose people to diabetes
> >and cardiovascular disease, and are associated with accelerated
> >aging."
> >
> >(source: http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag98/may98_tea.html )
> >
> >This property of green tea, in addition to its ability to prevent
> >blood turbidity after a fatty meal, is yet another reason to
> >drink it.
>
> One comment - studies like these tend to take a particular food and then
> test reactions to it.
>
> This is then reported in the media, as if only this particular food can
> produce the result.   (A widely publicized study of oat bran comes to
> mind.)
>
> Anyway, it turns out that Black tea has many of the same health benefits
> as Green tea:
>
> http://www.usaweekend.com/01_issues/011118/011118eatsmart.html
>
>
> --
> Cheers,
>
> Ken
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