Dori,  I think this point is very important.  A huge proportion of  our (and
the world's) population subsists on a starch dominated diet because of the
economic mandate of the supply system.  If everyone took to the remaining
areas to hunt and gather, how long would the resources last?  Is science the
route to Paleo compliance for the masses?  For example,  should we be
encouraging the predominance of grass fed protein sources.  What other
solutions are there for large scale, sustainable changes or is Paleo just
another "elitist" fashion?


Rick Strong

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Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 2:20 PM
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Subject: Re: [P-F] health headlines

>Hard to see how this is an "improvement". The only thing wrong there is the
>margarine. They will be eating more carbo, if they've reduced their fat
>intake. I'll bet they are putting on weight.

Many Americans point to a low-income, overweight person and say two words -
fat and lazy.  I firmly believe many poor people are fat because starch is
cheap.  I should know; it took a long time for me to make much money despite
my college degree.  What did I eat in the salad days?  No salad, that's for
sure.  Instead, ramen noodles (ten for a dollar!) and the like; it's all I
could afford!

People also say early humans weren't fat because they exercised all the
time.  Oh, then I guess diet has nothing to do with anything.  Yeah, right!

Dori Zook
Denver, CO
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