On Sun, 5 Dec 1999, Mary wrote:

> But if the child is on a paleo diet, wouldnt' he/she be getting enough b's
> if they are getting lots of meat??

They are doing this as a therapeutic measure, not as a way of
getting "enough" B vitamins -- B6 in particular -- into their
children.  In particular, they are basing their approach on the
research that suggests that megadoses of vitamin B can help
autistic children.  The amounts of B6 that they are using (if
they are, for example, following Rimland's protocol) is *far* in
excess of what is available in any diet, paleo or otherwise.
They are using the B6 as a *medicine*, not because they think a
natural diet will cure autism.

But yes, a kid on a paleo diet that includes liver is probably
getting enough B vitamins for normal human metabolic purposes.

Todd Moody
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