Ken O'Neill wrote:

> 
> Pauling's view has it's paleo component as well. His research on formation
> and removal of arterial plaque led him to believe early man in the tropics
> had sufficient dietary vitamin C, while with diffusion of humans throughout
> the world resulting in dietary changes - most specifically vitamin C not
> being as abundant - we evolved a new method for dealing with arterial
> lesions, essentially laying down of lipoprotein(a) in a manner akin to
> patching pot holes in roadways. 

Pauling assumed that everyone eats carbohydrates, where vitamin C is 
necessary, presumably as an antidote.

If paleofood was raw zero carb, vitamin C is irrelevant.

William