* Troy Gilchrist ([log in to unmask]) [991005 11:46]:
* Subject: Re:      Re: [P-F] Pototoes:
> People respond to lectins and antinutrients in different ways because of
> differing immune systems. A brief study may not be enough to determine the
> long-term effects of eating potatoes, and the effects would, most likely,
> not be identical for all study participants.
>
> The "non-paleo" foods tend to cause a net deficiency in vitamins because of
> their antivitamin content. Potatoes are an excellent example of this
> phenomenon. A diet dominated by potatoes leads to a Vitamin A deficiency and
> is responsible for blindness in large numbers of children around the world.
> See the following article for detailed info:
>
> Stahl, Ann Brower, "Hominid Dietary Selection Before Fire." CURRENT
> ANTHROPOLOGY vol. 25, no. 2 (April 1984), 151-168.

Let's suppose that all I ate was beef (or any other
single food), wouldn't you be surprised if I didn't
develop some kind of nutritional deficiency in the
long term?

--alan