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On Thu, 30 May 2002, Jim Swayze wrote:
> Todd > if the foreign protein theory is correct, the rate at which the
> foreign proteins are introduced should not be a critical variable, since
> it's what happens when they get in that is supposed to matter.
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> But that's exactly my point. They foreign proteins don't get in. Just
> like whole corn goes mostly undigested, my theory is that the proteins in
> whole wheat flour aren't absorbed as well as those in white flour.
> Whatever makes the wheat "whole" buffers against absorption by the
> digestive system.
But where is the evidence for this? It's clear that part of the
corn is undigested, but clearly a great deal of it is digested or
people like the Tarahumara wouldn't be able to live on it.
> Well, maybe Ray's wrong. Does it really make any sense that the amount of
> foreign protein introduced makes no difference?
It makes sense if the foreign protein is supposed to be
triggering an auto-immune response.
> That's your theory. One competing theory I'm offering here is that the
> remarkable increase in the processing of food in the 20th century has led
> to the ability of the body to take on more foreign proteins.
I'd say that an effect of processing is to reduce the protein
content -- and thus the foreign protein content -- of foods.
> > I don't know what would make it clearer. The theory predicts that the
> Tarahumara should be dropping like flies from their high-carb, corn and
> bean based diet. But they are extraordinarily healthy.
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> Hold on. Your theory predicts that. Mine says that they should not be as
> poorly off as those of us eating processed foods.
But your theory says that their heart disease rate should still
be greater than that of hunter-gatherers who don't eat beans and
corn. But it isn't. Heart disease is rare among the Tarahumara.
Todd Moody
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