From: "Johnny Battle" <[log in to unmask]>
> I'm in the same situation. I've very happy so far following the Cordain
> version, but I do wonder why potatoes and yams are off the diet.

Can't speak to the Cordain book as I haven't read it, but...

White potatoes are in the nightshade family and are considered basically
inedible raw. I feel that yams and sweet potatoes are "paleo" though and I
do not hesitate to eat them. They are edible raw and cause me no problems of
any kind.

--Richard