On Wed, 5 Jun 2002 16:16:51 -0700, Ken Stuart <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>>From what I've seen, the "raw food" theory is just a corruption of the
>Paleo diet, that is promoted by people who seem to like the concept
>(which, of course, is usually responsible for virtually all diet plans,
>ie something in one's personal psychology "likes" the concept,
>regardless of the effectiveness thereof).

Aside from the theory of cooking's role in
leading to our ability to speak, I have this image of how
paleopeople must have definitely preferred cooked meat over raw:
how it warmed their bellies on a cool day and made them feel better.


Philip Thrift
http://www.geocities.com/paleofitness