Tom Bridgeland wrote:
> On Monday, February 23, 2004, at 10:31  AM, Lurisia Dale wrote:
>
>>   I guess my question is just
>> why, in theory, are yams bad at all?  Is it
>> simply because they need to be cooked?  Do
>> enough toxins remain after cooking for them
>> still to be unhealthful?
>>

I think yams are fine. Don't all plants have elaborate defenses against
being predators? But many have wonderful benefits too, as long as your
diet is varied.

Yams can be eaten raw. I believe that paleo man ate tubers and roots.
They are a fine paleo food.

--Richard