Well said Maddy,
But indeed you can you can the same for almost any nutritional variable and
Paleo diet.

For sure salt would be less harmful on a Paleo diet. To begin with salt
exerts much of its bad influence through its acidifying effect (via the
chloride ion). Paleo diets are usually more alkaline than Neolithic diets.
So salt won't be as harmful to someone on a Paleo diet because the alkali
will neutralise some of the acid from the salt, but it is still bad for you.
Don't say you weren't warned when you get osteoporosis.

IMHO Very little has been factually tested in nutritional science. Low fat
diets for weight loss are an ideal example- when you press dietitians for
the original references that back up the recommendations all you get is a
few small studies that are mainly short term and a lot of hot air.

Note for apostrophe man- it is OK to start a sentence with the word "but"
(ref: Partridge's Usage and Abusage)

Ben Balzer

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Subject: Re: Sally Fallon's take on the Paleo Diet


I>Meanwhile, I will personally go on eating plenty of French sea salt on my
"modern Paleo" foods.

Maddy Mason
Hudson Valley, NY