Kirt,

I would be very interested in this information and would much appreciate
it if you could forward it to me.

Thanks,

Leah

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        From:   Nieft / Secola [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
        Sent:   Tuesday, December 15, 1998 11:07 PM
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        Subject:        Re: Menstartion

        Tina:
        >Kristine Nolfi considered menstuation not necessary. She has
reported
        >on herself and some other women whose menstruation were missing
        >on a 100 % raw vegetarian diet. If you want I can look up the
literature
        >in question for you.

        The important point is whether or not these women are actually
ovulating
        and if so are they capable of reproducing. If not, that is a
clear sign
        that they are under metabolic stress, not in superb health.
Athletes
        expending huge amounts of calories, bulimics surviving on very
few
        calories, and women who are starving have also lost menses.

        Cheers,
        Kirt

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