In a message dated 8/20/2010 4:58:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
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The summary you refer to indicates that Kwasniewski's diet focuses on the 
causes of obesity and in eliminating obesity

This is inaccurate. I can see how you may have gotten that impression 
because it's the overweight/formerly overweight who usually post on low-carb 
forums.   Kwasniewski classifies various illness -- some related to obestity 
(too much everything -- carb, sugar, fat etc --what he calls "trough" 
diseases); others related to slender yet sickly  types who live on too much 
vegetation (what he deems "pasture" diseases).   Kwasniewski also has a whole 
philosophy about what it means to be human and have one's brain function optimally 
as a human.  He believes that his very high fat diet is ideal for humans and 
that improper nutrition makes one less than human -- not able to reach the 
full capacity-- intellectually, spiritually etc  as a human. His philosphy 
and diet are much more than a focus on obesity.  His interpretation of the 
Bible is rather unique as well and he is a religous man.  I doubt Kwasniewski 
would consider Paleolithic man someone to emulate in terms of diet or any 
other manner. Kwasniewski writes of how proper nutrition enables man to 
maximize his intellectual and spiritual capabilites -- Paleolithic man wasn't 
writing great works of literature or creating great art or religous -- he was 
primarily concerned with survival.