In a message dated 7/24/02 11:24:36 AM, [log in to unmask] writes: << Perhaps I should've predicted that in 10-20 years we'll see increases in God-knows-what-all thanks to soy protein isoflavones which are already hither and yon with more to come, guaranteed. >> I want to make a prediction too -- that because of the Pyramid's encouragement of eating high carbohyrate grains/low fat (and not wanting to upset the vast American Food Industry, the powers that be didn't make too strong a point of the whole, complex, bit either, etc.) in 20 years or so the rate of diaobesity will bankrupt the American economy long before we even get to the full impact of the Social Security meltdown. Were they really trying to kill us after all? Namaste, Liz <A HREF="http://www.csun.edu/~ecm59556/Healthycarb/index.html"> http://www.csun.edu/~ecm59556/Healthycarb/index.html</A>