Holly, I do not mean to be coy or sarcastic.  I think this dialogue begs the
very large questions raised by the major premise of this list. Does paleo
diet guarantee better health? Does that mean optimum health for procreation
and child rearing years or does it mean optimized longevity or both?  Is
paleo diet a prescription that is practical for all (any) industrialized
civilization (as a mass enterprise)?  Despite the mass epidemic of adult
onset diabetes, cardiac disease,  and other diseases of civilization
(syndrome x,etc.), we have a population problem, no?  I think paleo is best
for me.  How does that relate to whether or not it is actually medically,
societal or morally best?  I realize that these are questions that are
probably more a matter of opinion and mind set than scientific probability.

In a message dated 10/30/2002 8:59:11 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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>  Some might say humans are like raccoons and bears; eat anything and
prosper;
>  but what is your point???

I am merely answering the question posed by the post shown below.  What is
your problem with my response?

Original question:

>   How do we
>  >  reconcile our Paleolithic preferences with Neolithic reality;  is it a
>  >  matter of let us eat "correctly" and hope that the "masses" buy up the
>  bad
>  >  food ?? Sorry about the morose query.


My response.
>
>  I dunno - it seems to me that there are MANY people who are living on
pure
>  crap, from cradle to grave, who are somehow doing just fine.