>Yes, erosion of teeth can be a problem on diets that include a lot >of acidic fruit. (This can occur whether one is a raw fooder or >has a more "standard" diet that includes large amounts of such >fruit.) It seems to me that my non-raw diet including grains,nuts etc, also caused tooth problems. I would think that ripe fruit and perhaps easy on the citrus, and including sufficient greens should be fine on the teeth. >Amennorhea is reportedly common among women on raw food diets. >It is often rationalized as evidence that one is "pure," a view that most >outside the raw community regard as unsubstantiated/bizarre. I understand that it has been the experience of some raw women that the flow decreases, which may be connected with a more "pure" body. >Vegan raw fooders may run the risk of B-12 deficiency in the long >term. Calorie dieficiencies cause the weight loss mentioned in >one of the papers cited; that can also cause weakness and >intermittent fatigue in some rawists. yes, I was tested as slightly deficient, but don't know if I was deficient before decreasing the animal products or not. b12 exists in the general population as well, and is an environmental/intestinal issue, from what I understand. "Thomas E. Billings" <[log in to unmask]>@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU> on 11/11/2000 10:10:36 AM Please respond to Raw Food Diet Support List <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: raw food research Check out http://www.beyondveg.com for a scientific discussion of raw food diets. Tom Billings