Sorry, Gregg, I thought you were discussing whether paleolithic hunters
would get enough of minerals and vitamins from an all-meat diet. Which I
think they might. As for Westerners, I agree that they need to eat more
nuts, fruits, and vegetables, though perhaps not seeds, in order to get
these nutrients.

The issue is a very important one. It is one of several hundred research
problems that need to be looked at in the light of human evolution.

Regards,  Staffan

>Staffan, I don't get your point.  Westerners eat plenty of meat and
>Americans in particular have very high protein in-takes.  And they also
>eat too much omega-6 fat and too many processed carbohydrates.  My
>argument was twofold-- that muscle meat was devoid of or seriously lacking
>in a number of essential nutrients, and that to get these people should
>consume seeds, nuts, fruits, and vegetables (not cereals, fats, sugar).
>Also, the issue of whether muscle meat provides any of the micronutrients
>I listed in significant amounts (defined as percentage of the nutrient's
>RDA) is empirical question.  Please run a kilo of beef or lamb or venison
>through any nutritional analysis program (including the USDA's) and check
>out the values for these nutrients-- the amounts (which range from 0 to
>miniscule) will apparently surprise you-- except for selenium (as you
>correctly pointed out my error, meat can be a good source of this
>mineral).