To Ron Hoggan, Ed. I suppose I sounded paranoid about censoring, but it really seemed to me that the digest was about to take off on the acid/alkaline subject when the subject was suddenly and entirely gone. I guess the subject offered no useful responses other than a few cracks. Thanks for your thoughtful response, which is what I was waiting to hear, I think. The interview with Cordain offered several scientific studies to back up his position ( http://www.mercola.com/article/carbohydrates/paleolithic_diet2.htm). I see you have examined at least one of them. Ken