susan barry wrote:
> Hi.
> I just started eating paleo about a month ago (aside from a few lapses 
> into
> grains, which, predictably enough, started an addictive spiral of 
> sugar and
> grain eating until I had to cut myself off again....).
>
> Whenever I try to explain to people what I am doing, they either 
> dismiss it
> as "dangerous nonsense," or say that there is absolutely no research 
> to back
> it up. They also point out that primitive man had a life expectancy of 
> 30,
> blah, blah, blah, but I have this one covered by mentioning the living in
> cold and damp caves, being gored by mammoths, etc...
>
> My question is this: Are there any good, reputable, but basic scientific
> articles that support the paleo principles? I know of some that support
> high-fat-low-carb eating, but not of any that are specifically
> paleo-oriented.
>
> Does anyone?
>
> Thanks,
> susan 
Try http://paleodiet.com/#media

Better yet. Tell people you have food allergies. That's as far as you 
need to explain.