I have been trying out a 100% raw organic,high-fat-high-protein(80% of diet) version of the Primal Diet but without any raw dairy. As I am trying to increase my muscular strength, I feel it's necessary. You on the other hand, may not need as much. However, given that Palaeolithic peoples ate raw animal protein and fat for as at least 65% of their diet, and often much more, I would recommend increasing your raw-protein intake, just in case. As far as babies go, they don't have as much muscles and bone in proportion to body weight as, say, (male) teenagers or adults, so I think one ought to increase one's protein intake as one gets older. But far more important than protein, a baby's intake of raw animal fat in the form of mother's milk is indicative that raw fat is essential to human health. Geoffrey Purcell >From: Wes Peterson <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Two questions >Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 02:34:08 -0500 > >I have a couple of relevant questions that I'd like to ask: > >1. According to several sources (that I've read), human mother's milk >contains just 5% of its calories as protein. A human infant grows and >develops rapidly aided by this small amount of protein. As adults, would >it be safe to assume that we need no more than 5% of our daily calories >as protein, and possibly even less (since we're not rapidly growing >anymore)? > >Here's a quote from http://www.trufax.org/research/f1.html -- > >" Scientists who really seem to understand human physiology do not >totally agree on the precise figure for human daily need for protein, >but established scientific research put the figure somewhere between 2% >and 8% of the diet. These figures contain built-in safety margins and >are recommended allowances that are more than adequate for 98% of the >population. [3] Human mothers milk, containing human protein and >antigens, has a maximum of 5% protein. In comparison, bovine (cow) milk >has 15% protein. Rat milk has an astounding 49%.. [4] " > > >2. A baby's natural diet (mother's milk) is raw. Would it be safe to >assume that if a baby doesn't need to eat cooked food in order to >thrive, then neither should we, as adults? > >Thanks, > >Wes