At 10:59 1999-09-19 -0500, Whitson wrote:
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>I have a question here.  Carrots are Neanderthin, right?  Then why aren't
beets?  I understand why potatoes are not, but do yams and sweet potatoes
pose the same risks?

Personally I consider beets to be ok for a paleofooder. As almost
every other vegetable they are results of breeding, we can hardly
avoid that. If they have an edible ancestor I don't know, but I think
they belong to the mustard family, and it is not possible to eat too
much of them at a time.
Sweet potatoes and what most americans call yams are new world things.
There is evidence that true yams was eaten in west Africa 50000 years
ago, but some varieties need to be cooked to reduce toxins.

- Hans