I think peanuts can be eaten by the majority of the population and we should let our own reaction to a food be our guide. I get along very well with walnuts, macademias, pecans, and peanuts but I stick to the walnuts because they don't cause me to overeat them.... There is a "stop" with walnuts but not as good with the others. Macademias are second, pecans third and peanuts are the worst. Must be the carb content although I haven't checked the profile of them in quite some time. I used to eat peas, didn't particularly like or dislike them, don't eat them now. Peanuts I can over-eat...... Oliva ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Swayze" <[log in to unmask]> 2% of the population can die from eating peanuts? To me, that further supports Ray's general principle that legumes aren't part of our original diet.