>Red meats other than liver, e.g., muscle meats, are *poor*
>sources of b-6 and folate

Having discussed this issue in detail with Loren Cordain, I want to agree
with Todd. The almost complete absence of organ meats (e.g., brains, kidney,
liver, marrow, spleen, gonads, retroorbital fat, tongue, pancreas) from
modern would-be paleo diets represents a potential health risk. Unless one
makes a concentrated effort to make up for this lack by making smart food
choices from paleo plant-food groups, one faces significant risk for
developing vitamin (especially certain members of the vitamin B complex).
Dr. Cordain will be publishing several articles in the near future that will
discuss issues relating to problems with modern efforts to simulate stone
age diets.

I have noticed an improvement in my skin and hair since I recently began
lowering my intake of fatty red meat and supplementing my diet with a dried
liver product (I hate eating liver, but the dried stuff goes down fairly
easily mixed with tomato juice).

Right on, Todd.

Troy Gilchrist

----- Original Message -----
From: Todd Moody <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, September 25, 1999 7:29 PM
Subject: Re: [P-F] Cholesterol Heart disease etc.


> On Sat, 25 Sep 1999, matesz wrote:
>
> > Btw:  Red meats, esp. liver, are great sources of the B-vitamins which
are
> > believed
> > to help lower homocysteine  levels (B-3, B-6, B-12). Anyone for pâté
foie
> > gras?
>
> Red meats other than liver, e.g., muscle meats, are *poor*
> sources of b-6 and folate, but high in methionine, which is the
> precursor of the homocysteine.  A person whose intake of red
> meats consists primarily of steaks and chops would probably not
> be in a good place, as far as homocysteine is concerned.
>
> The details matter.
>
> Todd Moody
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