>Reason 3: Even whole grains produce an unhealthfully >high insulin response >Rebuttal: What about sweet potatoes, yams and beans. >Those food have low >glycemic indices. Glucose is just one sugar. Fructose and sucrose also have ill effects. >Reason 1: Grains and legumes were introduced very >recently (in evolutionary >terms) into the human diet, and so humans are not >adapted to eat them. >Rebuttal: Just because humans have started eating >grains recently doesn't mean >that they are not good for us. Tell her to look around her! On a more serious and annoying note, some people's minds are made up and it doesn't matter WHAT you say. I have an MD-friend who fits into this category; I'm sure THAT restores your faith in The Medical Establishment. When he couldn't come up with another scientific rebuttal to my anti-grain argument, he went the ecological route: "But a high-protein diet is bad for the environment." I could've kept going but life's too short so I've long-since thrown in the towel. I have a great Cordain paper I can send you. Contact me privately. It documents, among other things, auto-immune disorders that followed the introduction of grains into the human diet. Remaining hunter-gatherers also suffer no autoimmune disorders. That tidbit sometimes makes them pause to ponder. Otherwise, just tell 'em beans make you fart. ;o) Dori Zook Denver, CO _________________________________________________________________ Say “good-bye” to spam, viruses and pop-ups with MSN Premium -- free trial offer! http://click.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200359ave/direct/01/