On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:06:32 -0700, Ron Hoggan, Ed. D. <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>...I looked at a physiology textbook (Tortoran and
>Grabowski 1996) and it says: "When the diet contains a large amount of
>protein, as is typical in North America, normal metabolism produces more
>acids than bases and thus tends to acidifythe blood rather than make it more
>alkaline."
My memory is that Dr. Cordain believed that meats acidify the urine (which I
can confirm), but not necessarily the blood, since acidification (metabolic
acidosis) of the blood can lead to coma and death and I think homeostasis
quickly adjusts for it. I would be interested in whatever references that
textbook provided. 

>Mary Enig ... I know that she has collaborated with
>Loren Cordain on some publications so I think they must have discussed this
>issue.
>
I think you might be confusing one of them with someone else, because Mary
Enig and Sally Fallon gave a thumbs-down review to The Paleo Diet and I'm
not aware of them collaborating with Dr. Cordain.

>I don't subscribe to the Paleo Diet Update Newsletter so can I ask you for a
>citation on that? Did Wiley Long offer one?

Yes, here it is:

1. Rosén T, Johannsson G, Johansson J, Bengtsson B. (1995). Consequences of
Growth Hormone Deficiency in Adults and the Benefits and Risks of
Recombinant Human Growth Hormone Treatment. Retrieved August 31, 2009, from
Karger Hormone Research. Website:
http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?Aktion=ShowAbstract&amp;ArtikelNr=000184245&Ausgabe=241187&ProduktNr=224036.

The full article requires a fee, but the abstract says that a common symptom
of growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is low bone mineral content.